Hiring
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Biglaw, Minority Issues, Quote of the Day, Women's Issues
No, Biglaw, When It Comes to Diversity, You're Not 'There' Yet
Is there such a thing as "diversity fatigue" in the legal profession? -
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Legal AI: 3 Steps Law Firms Should Take Now
If 2023 introduced legal professionals to generative AI, then 2024 will be when law firms start adapting to utilize it. Things are moving fast, so… -
Biglaw, In-House Counsel, Litigators
Inside Straight: An Objective Formula For Choosing Counsel
Some consultants have come up with a four-part formula for selecting outside counsel. Does it make sense?
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Associate Salaries, Biglaw, Job Searches, NALP, National Association for Law Placement (NALP)
NALP13: Entry Level Associates Need Not Apply
NALP numbers show the grim reality of new hiring and starting salaries. -
Biglaw, Conferences / Symposia, Job Searches, Lateral Moves, NALP, National Association for Law Placement (NALP), No Offers, Partner Issues, Summer Associates
Homegrown or Not: Law Student Recruiting v. Lateral Hiring
What are the advantages and disadvantages of traditional summer associate programs versus lateral hiring? -
Ask the Experts, Biglaw, Football, Job Searches, Sports
From Across the Desk: Good Enough for the NFL
Bruce MacEwen asks: What is wrong with the current hiring process employed by large law firms? Oh, where to begin.... -
Biglaw, Citigroup, Money, Partner Issues, Partner Profits
Do Managing Partners Need Mood Stabilizers?
What prompted the question on our part? Here's the evidence.... -
Biglaw, Boutique Law Firms, Job Searches, Secretaries / Administrative Assistants, Small Law Firms
From Biglaw to Boutique: Bad Hires
Small-firm columnist Tom Wallerstein has some advice on why it's important to properly screen new hires, even if you're desperate for assistance. - Sponsored
Early Adopters Of Legal AI Gaining Competitive Edge In Marketplace
How to best leverage generative AI as an early adopter with ethical use. -
Biglaw, Dewey & LeBoeuf, Job Searches, Lateral Moves, Partner Issues
From Across the Desk: Lateral Hires & Guarantees Deconstructed
If you'd like to learn more about lateral hiring and the deconstruction of compensation guarantees, this is a great start. -
Associate Salaries, Biglaw, Job Searches, Money, Partner Issues
Buying In: More Associates... Making Less
Anonymous Partner floats an interesting and innovative proposal for restructuring the hiring and utilization of junior associates. -
Biglaw, Citigroup, Lateral Moves, Money, Partner Issues, Partner Profits
More Bad News for Biglaw: Waning Confidence of Managing Partners Spells Trouble Ahead
What does the rest of this year look like for large law firms? Not great, it seems. -
Biglaw, In-House Counsel, Job Searches
Inside Straight: Thoughts On Résumé Strategy
Some thoughts from in-house columnist Mark Herrmann on résumé writing. Specifically, what is the point of including an "executive summary"? -
Biglaw, Conferences / Symposia, Headhunters / Recruiters, Job Searches, Law Schools, NALP, National Association for Law Placement (NALP), Paralegals, Summer Associates
NALP 2012: Good News, We've Probably Hit the Bottom
Elie Mystal is at the 2012 National Association of Law Placement conference. Every year, NALP tells conference attendees the trends in legal hiring. This year, the numbers are worse than ever! And that’s the good news....
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Early Adopters Of Legal AI Gaining Competitive Edge In Marketplace
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Job Searches, Small Law Firms, Television
Size Matters: Bachelor Ben Teaches Small Firms How to Pick a New Hire
Like many other Bachelor fans, Valerie Katz devoted approximately 14 hours last night to finding out who Bachelor Ben chose as his future wife. After much soul-searching and a pensive walk through Switzerland, Ben picked Courtney, the model who everyone hated. Ben’s path to “true love” is a lesson not just for pathetic women but also for small-firm hiring partners. Here are the top five takeaways…. -
Biglaw, Job Searches, Job Survey, Rankings, Student Loans
ATL Survey Update: Great Unmet Expectations
Do law students have unreasonable expectations about their employment prospects? Survey says.... -
Biglaw, Job Searches, Law Schools, Money, Partner Issues, Rankings, Student Loans
Best Law Schools for Getting a Biglaw Job (2012)
Which law schools excel at sending their graduates into jobs at large law firms, i.e., Biglaw? Check out the National Law Journal's annual ranking of the top 50 law schools by the percentage of 2011 juris doctor graduates who took jobs at NLJ 250 firms. -
4th Circuit, Barack Obama, Election 2012, Election Law, Kids, Law Schools, Morning Docket, Murder, Old People, Small Law Firms
Morning Docket: 01.16.12
* Rick Perry’s primary ballot election law suit in Virginia was unsuccessful, but maybe the Fourth Circuit will help him out on appeal. Or not. At least Huntsman’s out of the race, right? [Bloomberg] * That didn’t take too long. The National Federation of Independent Business has officially popped the cherry on filing lawsuits challenging […]
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Abortion, Bankruptcy, Barack Obama, Election 2012, Election Law, Howrey LLP, Job Searches, Money, Morning Docket, Murder
Morning Docket: 01.03.12
* Obama took a break from his vacation to sign the NDAA. But don’t worry, as long as he’s president, he’ll never indefinitely detain American citizens. Oh boy, we get a one-year guarantee. [New York Times] * “By your powers combined, I am Captain Primary!” Four Republican presidential candidates are joining forces to assist Rick […]
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In-House Counsel, Interview Stories, Job Searches
Inside Straight: Revamping Interviews Entirely
A couple of weeks ago, I posted about the difference between résumé-based interviews and behavioral interviews. (In a nutshell, résumé-based interviews ask applicants for opinions about their personal histories; behavioral interviews ask for factual descriptions of how applicants handled certain situations in their lives.) I really didn’t expect that to be a controversial topic, but […]