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On the Job
As Firms See More Work, Legal Industry Jobs Continue Recovery
The legal field is continuing to take its slow march back to employment prior to the pandemic, with the latest Bureau of Labor Statistics jobs report showing 4,800 new jobs this January.
The ABA Blessed Remote Work. Here’s How to Navigate Those Rules.
On December 16, the American Bar Association’s Standing Committee on Ethics and Professional Responsibility released an ethics opinion that blesses the work arrangements that countless lawyers have set up since the coronavirus pandemic made lawyers across the country work remotely.
‘Mindset Shift’: How Law Firms Learned to Embrace Remote Lateral Hiring
Law.com’s Legal Speak podcast chatted with Tallahassee, Florida-based legal recruiter Andrew Wilcox to discuss how the widespread success of working from home has reshaped the lateral hiring market.
Remote Work Best Practices in The Legal Space
During this COVID Crisis, lawyers have been working remotely. Most experts think working remotely is here to stay, as the new normal. The technology is not new, but the need for more work-life balance is.
Confessions of a Legal Recruiter: Thriving in the Age of Disruption
Thriving in the Age of Disruption
Associate Hiring Has Revved Up After Last Year’s Freeze
The demand for associates from law firms in Atlanta rebounded this year after a major slowdown in associate hiring in 2020 from the pandemic.
Seven Things Employers Should NOT Do in a Zoom Interview
In the good old days (12 months ago), when lawyers interviewed for jobs, they dressed up in suits, maybe flew across the country, met with numerous people – sometimes sequentially and sometimes together – shook hands, ate a meal, and had a glass of wine. In other words, they exchanged germs in as many ways as possible. Chances are good they even wore shoes.
Hire Up: ESG Drives More Hiring, Tech-Related Practices Make Moves
Big law is continuing to focus on environmental, social and governance practices as this year progresses into April, with one of the more notable moves at the end of March reflecting that focus.
Same Day Hiring and Signing Bonuses: The Corporate Associate Market Is on Fire
After a monumental financial year for law firms, the associate lateral hiring market is on a hot streak, and firms are making every effort to entice more corporate young lawyers, including huge signing bonuses and extending offers to associates the day of their interviews.