You Might Regret Taking That New Job Or Promotion
Sometimes the grass is not greener on the other side: “It’s easy to think that there’s one direction you should be moving in your career: forward. You’re supposed to keep putting one foot in front…
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Cost Savings Through Legal Procurement
As rates for law firms continue their inexorable rise, a legal procurement function may assist a company in achieving savings in its legal spend: “For many years, GCs and in-house attorneys resisted the influence of…
Questions Recruiters Ask That Are None Of Their Business
Recruiters are often a valuable tool in a legal job search – but are all questions recruiters ask fair game? Don’t have a recruiter? Check out our legal recruiter directory. “For decades recruiters have been…
A Lawyer’s Lament – Too Busy to Work
Worky work, busy bee. Are you a lawyer who is too busy to work? Read along to see what you are doing to yourself: “Ask a lawyer how they’re doing, what they’re up to these…
Success Factors for an Effective General Counsel
Nancy B. Reiner and Amy B. Katz of Major, Lindsey & Africa have compiled a list of success factors for an effective general counsel – many of which apply to all in-house counsel as well,…
6 Critical Steps to Jumpstart Your Legal Job Search
Deborah Z. Thompson, a Managing Director for Major, Lindsey & Africa’s In-House Practice Group in Philadelphia, gives tips on how to jumpstart your legal job search: “Something is telling you it’s time to make a…
Despair Ahead: Millennial Lawyers and the Legal Job Market
Are millenial lawyers headed for a rude awakening in the legal job market? Are lawyers at any level immune? “We recently learned of the shocking story of Robert Chu, a medical school graduate who committed…
How to Successfully Negotiate Your Salary
Sonya Som and Mark Yacano of MLA Global give their thoughts on how you can successfully negotiate your salary: “Many lawyers spend their careers negotiating deals on behalf of clients, taking pains to prepare in…
Helping Your Coworkers In The Morning Can Ruin Your Day
Time to print out copies of this study so you can hand them out while saying “I’d love to help, but………………..”: “You arrive at work and one of your coworkers immediately stops and asks if…
Exactly What Recruiters Are Thinking While Reading Your Resume
Art Markman, PhD, professor of Psychology and Marketing at the University of Texas at Austin, gives his thoughts on what recruiters are thinking while reading your resume. Don’t have a legal recruiter? Check out our…