Exclusive coverage of legal industry recruiting, moves and trends.
By Justin Henry | Jessie Yount | September 19, 2023
While the number of offers made to second-year law school students nearly doubled in 2022 compared to 2021, that increase was concentrated in larger firms with busier recruiting cycles.
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By Justin Henry | Christine Charnosky | Jessie Yount | September 15, 2023
In the traditional OCI process, everyone is provided with the same list of rules, one law firm's recruiting director said. "If you go outside of that process, how do you find out about the opportunities and learn the rules?"
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By Justin Henry | Christine Charnosky | Jessie Yount | September 13, 2023
Wilson Sonsini and Goodwin Procter are part of a growing wave of law firms seeking a head start to law school recruiting. Nearly twice as many early offers were made to 2Ls for summer 2023 programs as for the previous year, per NALP data.
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By Matt Spencer and Angela Vallot | September 7, 2023
In any recruiting process, a myriad of factors determine a candidate's potential—too many for any one recruiter to consider without the use of technology.
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By Michelle Foster, Drew Foster and Elaine Oh | September 5, 2023
"Attorneys whose careers have focused on the pure practice of law may not be the 'go-to' profile for a succession opportunity," write recruiters at search firm The Foster Group. "Rather, the ideal candidate will also be entrepreneurial and client-facing — they will have shown an aptitude for, and an interest in, client development and management."
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By Isha Marathe | August 8, 2023
As virtual recruiting has expanded since the pandemic years, Flo Recruit plans to use its latest funding round to ramp up the expansion of its virtual recruitment tools to more law firms and law schools.
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By Justin Henry | August 2, 2023
Partner Brian Rogers co-chaired Stroock's debt finance practice while partner Scott Le Bouef, a commodities and derivatives lawyer, worked at the firm for 25 years.
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By Maria Dinzeo | July 17, 2023
The letter sent by the attorneys general says "race-based employment and contracting violates both state and federal law, and as the chief law enforcement officers of our respective states we intend to enforce the law vigorously."
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By Drew Foster and Michelle Foster | June 23, 2023
For firms seeking to recruit top talent, the preference to work remotely among a large segment of young lawyers is a new reality of work. "Firms that want to attract and retain top talent should be ready to address the issue and, when not offering hybrid work, have a meaningful alternative," write columnists Drew and Michelle Foster.
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By Amanda O'Brien | June 8, 2023
Trusts and estates partner Kristen Behrens will join litigation partner Patrick Northen, who has been in the role for the past five years.
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IN MEMORIAM OUR FRIEND, MENTOR, AND COLLEAGUE It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of our partner, friend, mentor, and colleague Bruce I. Goldstein, on September 2, 2023. The prominent New Jersey trial attorney was 80. In a legal career spanning more than five decades, Bruce was regarded as one of the most talented and sought after litigators in New Jersey. His love for the legal profession was contagious. Bruce will be greatly missed, as will his signature greeting, How you be? and the outsized smile that accompanied it.
