Pro Bono Work Benefits Clients and Lawyers Alike: Here's Why It's the best legal representation money can't buy. In an age and a capitalist society that worships the almighty dollar and the bottom line, pro bono work remains a seemingly anachronistic holdover in the legal profession. (134 views)
How Technology Use Is Transforming the Traditional Wedding Ceremony The art of the deal, just like Donald Trump, has made a big comeback in the tech world. December has been delightful for fans of high profile tech mergers. Last week alone, Oracle (Research) finally won its hostile takeover battle for rival software firm PeopleSoft (Research), Sprint (Research) agreed to buy Nextel (Research), and anti-virus software company Symantec... (7 views)
Human Rights Work: An Exciting and Challenging Career You Will Love The hours may be long, the work often heart wrenching, but the rewards of human rights work can be priceless. (37 views)
Exploring the Upcoming Legal Implications of the Dot-Com Boom: Attorneys and Investors See Potential for Profits Like a phoenix rising from the ashes, some Internet entrepreneurs like Google are turning profits. And where there is money to be made and business to be done, there are lawyers. (11 views)
Accounting Professionals Needed: Law Firms Look to Hire for Financial Assistance In the past decade, law firm finances have taken on new meanings and scales. Globalization has contributed to the growth of international law firms, mergers have increased the number of very large law firms, and computer technology has changed the way even the smallest law offices can do business. Of course, law firms have long had in-house accounting staffs, but as a... (5388 views)
Biotechnology Now a Key Practice Area for Leading Law Firms - A Guide for Biotech Legal Professionals As the biotechnology field continues to grow—from the creation of genetically engineered foods to the mapping of the human genome—so, too, does the law field representing it. (136 views)
Demand for Education Attorneys Is on the Rise - How to Become an Education Lawyer Picture this: there are 200 applicants for one position in the legal world. If you think those odds only apply to getting into top-tier law schools, think again. They also apply to some positions in education law, says Mike Smith, campus counsel at the University of California, Berkeley. (931 views)
Maximize Your Public Interest Salary: Strategies for Surviving on a Public Interest Salary In 2003 Congress reviewed a bill that would provide financial assistance to law school graduates who choose to accept employment in a public interest position. If ratified, this bill would become the ''Public Interest Lawyer Assistance and Relief Act.'' It has become abundantly clear to the government, employers, American Bar Association, law schools, and the students... (1633 views)
3 Ways Legal Firms Contribute to Homeland Security Measures Navigating through the post-9/11 ocean of laws and regulations can be difficult. Just ask Tiger Woods, who tried to dock his yacht Privacy in San Juan, Puerto Rico, on October 14 during his honeymoon. But because he and his new wife, Swedish model Elin Nordegren, did not follow a new protocol requiring a four-day arrival notice, Coast Guard and Immigration officials... (82 views)
Exploring the Benefits of Temporary Employment: Understanding the Role of Temp Jobs in the Modern Job Market In the wake of a declining economy and cutbacks in hiring, many law firms and legal professionals are relying on temporary contract work to meet their needs. (63 views)
How Outsourcing Legal Jobs to Offshore Firms Can Benefit Your Law Firm These days, jobs and the economy are on the minds of most voters as Election Day has come and gone. A political hot topic that surfaced during the debates is the controversial issue of outsourcing jobs overseas, a route pioneered by the IT industry. But as Election Day has passed, the spotlight is expected to fade on the issue, as a number of corporate law departments and... (769 views)
Grow Your Business with Governance Consulting Services | Tips to Get Started Law firms that have expertise in corporate governance issues have benefited from high-profile business scandals and mismanagement that have made Enron Corp. and WorldCom Inc. front-page news. (6 views)
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)
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. (5152 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)
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)
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)
How to Survive Billable Hours: A Lawyer's Guide to Working Smarter Alternative fee systems sought to improve quality of work, attorney lifestyles. (342 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)
How Law Firms are Increasing Minority Hiring to Develop a More Diverse Workforce Moral, business interests raise awareness of differences. (197 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)