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The Post-Pandemic Job Interview Part One: What Prospective Employers Should be Asking Now
There’s no question that COVID-19 changed the world and your interviewing strategy should reflect this new reality. Prospective employers can learn much about the candidates under consideration by exploring how they handled the resultant business shutdown. Digging deeper into lateral prospects’ work experience during the pandemic and their reactions to the transition from office to remote working (and, at some point, back again) can be quite informative.
The Post-Pandemic Job Interview Part Two: What Candidates Should be Asking Now
Due diligence into their target law firms by lateral candidates is even more important in the post-COVID era. The way a law firm handled the economic shutdown and reopening, as well as its management and financial posture afterward, are vital considerations when determining which firm would be the best fit for the candidate and, for partner candidates, her clients.
Recruiting in a Virtual World: Q&A with Lori Carpenter of Carpenter Legal Search, Inc.
With the impact of COVID-19 and the transition to remote working for many industries, how is recruiting for your clients different? What remains the same?
Recession-Proof? Debt and Contract Lawyers Are Weathering the Coronavirus Storm Better Than Others
There have been many conversations between attorneys about an expected flood of businesses filing for bankruptcy due to the COVID-19 economic slowdown. However, Texas commercial bankruptcy attorney Howard Rubin has not seen this yet, though he noted this could change in the coming months.
Jump-Starting Business Development After Living in a Socially Distant World
The coronavirus pandemic has created unprecedented personal and professional challenges to nearly every individual around the world. The U.S. economy has come very close to a halt and almost every business now finds itself in a tough position financially and operationally. The legal field was not spared, and law firms of all sizes are feeling their way through a contracting marketplace.
In-House Hiring Gains Strength Despite Recession Threat
Hiring for in-house legal counsel spiked in May and stayed in line with Bureau of Labor Statistics reports, which showed more legal jobs were added to the economy recently despite the threat of a possible recession, according to recruiters who spoke with sister publication Corporate Counsel.
Four Ways to Impress a Partner
It is commonly said that law firm associates need to treat the partners they work for the same way they treat their clients. Call it the “golden rule” for advancing in a firm.
The Pandemic Pushed Clerkship Hiring to Zoomâ —and Law Students Liked It
Vince Chhabria had always opted for in-person interviews with law students hoping to be chosen for a clerkship with him, who sits on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.
Inside Track: General Counsel Are Still Starting New Jobs During COVID-19 Pandemic
There are new top lawyers who are taking the helm of legal departments as businesses reopen (and reclose) corporate offices and retail locations across the U.S.