The American Lawyer | Commentary
By Betsy A. Miller | December 11, 2020
A year-end evaluation offers an invitation for growth going into the new year, which starts with the associate opening up the review as to how he feels he did for the year.
By Victoria Hudgins | September 25, 2020
Alternative legal service providers' ability to quickly hire legal personnel has always been the sector's specialty. By leveraging legal technology, permanent head count has become less of a necessity, or client demand.
By Kibkabe Araya | September 2, 2020
Troy, Michigan-based Kelly announced the appointment of Vanessa Williams as senior vice president and general counsel on Wednesday.
By Dan Clark | August 12, 2020
"You have to test for bias at every step of the way. If the job description is seen as the foundation then the foundation has to be steady in order for the entire process to be steady," Melba Hughes, partner and national diversity practice leader at Major, Lindsey & Africa in Atlanta, said.
By Phillip Bantz | July 29, 2020
The candidate pool has expanded and as a result employers are being "very, very particular about what they're looking for," according to a recruiter.
By Dan Clark | July 27, 2020
"No one should complain that the business calls too much," John Gilmore, co-founder and managing partner at BarkerGilmore, said. "That is when the promotional opportunities come; when GCs hear from the business."
By Alaina Lancaster | June 23, 2020
"If you're a company who is hoping to bring intracompany transferees into the U.S. or new H-1Bs into the U.S., it's going to hit your bottom line," said Kelli Duehning of Berry Appleman & Leiden in San Francisco.
By Dan Clark | June 10, 2020
"One of the things we saw [from 2008 to 2010] is that when the economy takes a hit, corporations will move to hire in-house attorneys because it can be a cost-saver," Alice Rafalko, a senior legal consultant at Beacon Hill Legal in Philadelphia, said.
By Kibkabe Araya | May 5, 2020
New Cadence Counsel CEO Monique Burt Williams, who assumed her position at the Los Angeles-based firm Monday, said the program is no cost to the lawyers looking for work or to the corporations for two weeks when they receive newly placed lawyers.
By MP McQueen | May 1, 2020
Currently much of the hiring is for corporate legal departments who need more lawyers to fill specific niches, or because of reduced productivity from COVID-19-related issues. But increased demand from law firms is anticipated for later this year, recruiters say.
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