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Why Are Women Attorneys Unhappy 29 Mar 2013 | 01:42 am
Have we come a long way baby? When it comes to female lawyers at law firms, the answers may be a resounding no. While women represent approximately 45% of associates, the only represent 20% of partn...
Tug of War: Firm Profits vs. In-House Savings 20 Mar 2013 | 01:30 am
As more in-house lawyers question the billable hour and continue to lean towards value-based alternative fee arrangements (VBFs), law firms are quick to counter that the economy is picking and that di...
Foreign Attotneys May Now Work In the U.S. as In-House Counsel 18 Feb 2013 | 10:15 pm
It looks like in the midst of immigration reform by the Obama administration,things may be looking up for foreign lawyers. Under a resolution approved on Monday by the ABA House of Delegates, foreign...
Career Malaise: Reassessing Your Career Choices In Your 40′s 4 Feb 2013 | 07:47 pm
The road to partnership has become more arduous and the attrition rate at law firms is at an all-time high − 80% of lawyers are leaving large law firms by their 5th year.At the top of the list of comp...
Are You Ready to Go In-House? 14 Jan 2013 | 09:44 pm
If I had a dollar for every time I heard a law firm associate tell me “I want to go in-house,” I would be enjoying my retirement on a tropical island in the South Pacific. The allure of taking one’s p...
What Does It Take To Become An In-House Counsel? 11 Dec 2012 | 06:19 am
The number of attorneys who are interested in making the transition in-house is increasing, despite current economics. While securing an in-house position has always been difficult because of supply a...
This Is What Legal Recruiters Really Think About Law School 10 Oct 2012 | 02:40 am
Law school is important if you want to be a lawyer. But how important is it to choose the right law school? Does it really matter if you went to Harvard? Or is any program acceptable as long as you ...
5 Myths About Legal Recruiters 2 Oct 2012 | 01:11 am
A good legal recruiter can help you find the job you’ve always wanted. That said, candidates generally don’t understand what legal recruiters do, or how best to use them. To maximize this partnership ...
No Change in Hiring Through the End of 2012 18 Sep 2012 | 05:43 pm
Legal hiring remains sluggish and there are not signs of improvements on the horizon through the fourth quarter of 2012. According to a report released by Robert Half, a little over 30% of lawyers int...
The New “Hot” In-House Practice Area: Privacy Law 10 Sep 2012 | 11:57 pm
Why Is Privacy Law So "Hot"? Innovations in technology have made it easier to track, collect, and process personal information about individuals. As a result, companies of all kinds are challenged to ...
