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On the Job

A Hiring War: Companies and Firms Duke it Out for Top Talent
A Hiring War: Companies and Firms Duke it Out for Top Talent

Corporate law firms and legal departments are waging a fight for legal talent that may shape the future of the in-house world. To date, the in-house side of things is losing the recruitment tug-of-war as large law firms leverage large bonuses and the ability to work remotely to lure and retain top-grade lawyers. 

More Law Firms Are Moving to Hybrid Offices, but They Must Boost Appeal of Sharing
More Law Firms Are Moving to Hybrid Offices, but They Must Boost Appeal of Sharing

As more firms pivot toward a hybrid workplace, they need to sell their attorneys on hoteling and communal space. Law firms have begun thinking carefully about how to manage a space that’s bound to be more focused on collaborative working. 

Virtual Judicial Clerk Interviews Seem Likely to Stick Around as Federal Judges’ Hiring Plan Gains Momentum
Virtual Judicial Clerk Interviews Seem Likely to Stick Around as Federal Judges’ Hiring Plan Gains Momentum

In mid-June this year marked the third go-around for the recent Federal Law Clerk Hiring Plan—a pilot program that began in 2019 under which participating judges wait until a designated day in June to accept, interview and extend offers to clerk hopefuls who have completed at least two years of law school. 

The Kiss of Death Question: Tell Me About Yourself
The Kiss of Death Question: Tell Me About Yourself

Definitely do not say these four answers while vying for a senior executive position.

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Why Talent Firms Are Worth It.

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How Innovative Firms Are Harnessing Young Lawyers’ Ideas to Gain a Competitive Edge
How Innovative Firms Are Harnessing Young Lawyers’ Ideas to Gain a Competitive Edge

Mohamed Taha was a London-based associate at the law firm Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton in 2018, working hard every minute underpinning capital market transactions, when he began a conversation with his colleague John Kwan.

Give your Law Firm that Competitive Edge
Give your Law Firm that Competitive Edge

Finding that Competitive Edge

Three Ways Chief Legal Officers Can Lead the Way on ESG
Three Ways Chief Legal Officers Can Lead the Way on ESG

Environmental, social and governance issues have been on the rise recently to a position of prominence for many organizations. As a matter of fact, 90% of the S&P 500 published some form of ESG disclosure in 2020, an increase from 20% in 2011. 

Two-Thirds of Legal Jobs Lost to Pandemic Have Been Regained
Two-Thirds of Legal Jobs Lost to Pandemic Have Been Regained

Two-thirds of the 68,200 legal jobs lost from March to April in 2020 have come back to law offices and in-house legal departments around the United States, according to the latest Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Situation Summary.