Hiring

Happy Lawyers, Better Results The Key To Thriving In Tough Times

How happiness, a positive workplace, and alignment with the right role can transform not just your own career, but also the success of your clients and firm.

2023’s Booming Hiring Market Had A Clear Demographic Skew

What will next year's data show?

Never Heard Of Your Law School…

Notes to my (legal) self.

Law Firms Find Balance In Shifting Talent War With Timely Resource Insights

As legal demand and firm capacities fluctuate, firm leaders must find ways to provide clients with swift and responsive legal services and prioritize lawyer work-life balance while maximizing the use of their resources and protecting profits.

Want To Be A Legal Recruiter? Lateral Link Is Hiring!

Maybe you’ve spoken with a Lateral Link recruiter as a potential candidate for lateral roles. But have you considered becoming a Lateral Link recruiter yourself?

You Can’t Always Get What You Want

Know that hiring, like life, doesn't always happen the way you want it to. Sometimes, despite planning, you don't get the outcome that you desire.

The One Place Where Solos And Small Firms Go To Hire Their Staff — And Hire Often

The struggle is real for those who are looking for a job, but social media platforms offer some hope.

Looking For A Better Way To Recruit Legal Talent? Just Hire An Esquire

Hire An Esquire created a simple, yet highly sophisticated SaaS platform that’s revolutionizing the world of legal hiring.

4 Things That Small Firms Need To Change When It Comes To Hiring Talent

In the world of small law, hiring is somewhat of a crapshoot.

Got Overflow Legal Work? Think Outside The Box

3 tips for dealing with midlevel work overflow.

Uh-Oh! Biglaw Firm Pares Down Its Summer Associate Program — One Week Before Interviews

Contrary to its theme song, not everyone is a winner at this firm.

For Many Firms, The Start Of Summer Brings Law Student Employees: Plan Ahead

Plan ahead to create the best experience for both your firm and those law students you are training.

Non-Sequiturs: 05.24.17

* Not that I have any sympathy for lawyers who agree to represent Trump, but he must be the world's worst client. [Levinson and Stefani] * Somebody sent a mailer trying to shame people into voting. The letters included the names of their neighbors and whether or not they voted. Nobody knows who sent the letters. Other than that, no concerns. [Los Angeles Times] * Being "color blind" to race is unhelpful, except in hiring. [Slate] * Bill Cosby lawyers are pissed that only two black people are on the jury for his trial. That probably means they're planning some kind of elaborate race-based defense that will piss me off. "Women are lying about being raped because there are too many funny black men. Dave Chapelle is next." [TMZ] * To be honest, I forgot that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau existed. [Wall Street Journal] * Playboy model Dani Mathers pleaded no contest to misdemeanor invasion of privacy for body-shaming a woman at her gym. The system worked, I believe. [Eyewitness News] * Not legal, but there's a chance some people working late haven't seen this yet and, well, seems to me that your clients can spot you the two minutes.

Alternative-Fact April: 5 Traits Self-Employed Attorneys Bring To Employers

I want to conclude my “Alternative Fact April” miniseries with what I think is the biggest myth when it comes to employers’ reluctance to hire attorneys with a small-firm or solo-practice background (who I will refer to as “self-employed attorneys” for the remainder of this column). That myth is: They bring nothing to the table. […]

Alternative-Fact April: Debunking 4 Stereotypes About Self-Employed Attorneys Seeking Employment

Employers who refuse to consider self-employed lawyers are missing out on great talent.