E-Discovery: Source of the Problem & How to Cure It In the past, responses to document requests involved memos, letters, reports, and similar printed evidence delivered in file boxes. Lawyers and legal assistants cloistered themselves in dark rooms with wavering overhead lights and paged through sheets of paper. But the world has gone digital, and its effect on the document-discovery process has been profound enough to have... (238 views)
Navigating the Improving Job Market for Transactional Attorneys - What You Need to Know Transactional attorneys were the hardest hit when the economy went south, but with hopeful economic forecasts for the new year, the market, recruiters say, may be looking up. (223 views)
Achieving Work-Life Balance: Benefits of Embracing a Healthy Lifestyle A recruiter talks about the concept of the lifestyle firm, and what it means for the next wave of associate hirings. (42 views)
5 Ways The Industrialization Of American Law Firms Can Help You Succeed In Your Legal Career A lot has changed for attorneys in law firms over the last fifty years. Our recruiters say these changes, which mirror those of 19th century England's Industrial Revolution in some ways, are going to continue. (225 views)
Maximizing Your Marketability: How Government Attorneys Can Transition to Private Firms This week, our recruiters take on the issue of how a government attorney is likely to be viewed by law firms looking to hire — and the answer may surprise you. (5151 views)
How to Survive Billable Hours: A Lawyer's Guide to Working Smarter Alternative fee systems sought to improve quality of work, attorney lifestyles. (341 views)
Stay Informed with the Latest Law News - The Law Buzz List The hottest people + trends + ideas in the law. All compiled in one place. (74 views)
How Big Law Firms are Growing: The Rise of Top Legal Professionals Closer Look: Growing firms in an uncertain economy. How do they do it? How much can they grow? (376 views)
Attracting Diversity Still a Challenge in the Hiring Process - How to Make Progress Minorities remain under-represented at law firms despite initiatives. (31 views)
Navigating the Legal Profession During an Economic Downturn An Insider's Reflections on Work Trends at ''New Economy'' BigLaw Firms. While the New Economy may be over, the memory continues to live on in the effects it had on large law firms in America. (227 views)
How Law Firms are Increasing Minority Hiring to Develop a More Diverse Workforce Moral, business interests raise awareness of differences. (197 views)
Everything Law Firms Need To Know About Opening Branch Offices A law firm is a business like any other, which means that the only way to stay ahead is to grow as a company. An important part of a law firm's business growth is opening branch offices and expanding. While branch offices can bring additional success to law firms and become an important part of the company structure, many branches eventually fail. Some even tank their... (547 views)
The Main Reasons Litigation Is a Difficult Practice Area To Be In Many young attorneys and law students decide to go into litigation with hopes of winning cases in court and becoming successful. However, litigation is one of the most difficult practice areas to succeed in. It is risky, extremely demanding, and litigators are underappreciated in almost every situation. Moreover, the number of litigators in the legal industry is excessive,... (710 views)
Law Firm Economics: How Law Firms Earn Money A law firm is a business like any other, and as such, it needs to earn money to function. Unfortunately, many lawyers have no idea how their law firm's economic model looks and how it makes money. Understanding law firm economics and the economic culture in their firm is vital for attorneys to advance in their legal careers and succeed. This article looks at how are... (580 views)
Reasons Why Practicing Law Is Extremely Stressful It is a well-known fact that practicing law, especially in big law firms, is extremely stressful. As a legal recruiter at BCG Attorney Search and a former attorney myself, I know a lot about the legal profession and meet with many law firm attorneys daily. Many of the attorneys I have worked with have had heart issues caused by the stress in their forties, and some even... (312 views)
Reasons Attorneys Should Look at More Legal Markets Many attorneys rely on finding their legal job in law firms in their current legal market. However, that can be fatal for their legal careers. As a legal recruiter, I have found that relocating to a different legal market is often a better and more successful job search decision in the legal employment space. (37 views)
The Stability of Big Firm Practice Areas - Are You Safe in Your Practice Area Long-Turn? A law firm cannot survive if it hires improperly. Law practice areas go through waves, temporarily self-destructing every eight years. If an attorney is caught in this situation, it can have fatal consequences to their legal career. Read to find out when and why are particular practice areas affected and what you can do to survive. (410 views)
What Determines Success as an Attorney More than Academics or Firm? This article will tell you why your family surroundings and social background play a major role in your success in a law firm. (361 views)
Marketing and Sales Tricks Law Firms Use for Recruiting When law firms need to hire new attorneys, they use several well-known marketing and sales techniques to make their company stand out from the sea of other law firms. They want to attract the best lawyers with the best credentials, so in their law firm marketing efforts, they try to make their firm look better than the rest. (107 views)
Is Being an Average Attorney Bad? The Difference Between Exceptional vs. Average Lawyers When used in this manner, the definition of the word "average" means the typical amount of intelligence. Most attorneys are average. This is also nothing to be ashamed of. Being an average attorney is normal, and it is okay. The chances are that if you are reading this, you are an average lawyer. (491 views)
How to Generate a Lot of Business as an Attorney: 9 Ways to be Profitable Law firms are companies like any other, which means that they generate business and profit from staying afloat. That is why any attorney must know how to get the clients, who will secure you a steady flow of work and help you get ahead and become successful. If you are skilled with signing on clients and creating work and income for your employer, every law firm will fight... (461 views)
The Importance of Law Firm Economics to Your Legal Career One of the most important aspects of any legal career, among the most mysterious to young lawyers, is law firm economics. The economics of your particular law firm will have a profound significance in terms of what happens with your legal profession. Because of this, smart lawyers and law students should have a good understanding of law firm economics before joining any... (369 views)
Tips for Getting Hired at a Law Firm I have met and talked to many successful lawyers, and they had one thing in common that helped them achieve what they have. This article will uncover this most important secret to success. (227 views)
The Importance of Data Security in BigLaw Data security, in the age of Big Data, has become a hot button issue for big law firms around the country and the globe. A company or corporation may possess personal information of millions of customers, and that data is typically stored in a cloud-based storage system. The company holding the data has an obligation to its customers to keep that data secure, but as we all... (141 views)
Influential Legal Trends Impacting the Legal Industry It’s often been said that the legal industry is one of the slowest industries to embrace change. However, over the past few years, the legal industry began embracing the use of more technology to solve a litany of issues that often resulted in inefficiencies. Firms are also using technology to find innovative ways to grow their practices while improving client care. (573 views)
3 Reasons Why Going to Law School has Become Popular Again Summary: Why has there been a spike in law school attendance. These 3 reasons will explain the increase. (70 views)
How Will the Legalization of Marijuana Effect the Legal Industry? Summary: The legalization of marijuana has affected the political and social climate of the U.S. Read about how it has affected the law. (446 views)
Is Being a Lawyer Still a Prestigious, Respected and Important Profession? Summary: Law and its practice still holds allure for the rest of the world. This article explains why. (5307 views)
How to Become a Small-Town Lawyer: Be a Small Town, Rural Lawyer Summary: Seriously, can there be anything more romantic than the big-city lawyer opting out of his or her big-city law firm to downscale their practice in a small firm within a smaller city, or better yet, a small town? No. (3664 views)
An Industry Lacking in Cybersecurity Attorneys Is in Need Summary: Corporations big and small as well as government agencies are desperately in need of attorneys in data protection law, but there are very few to be found. (613 views)