Competitive Legal Salaries: How to Stay Ahead in the Job Market In today's dynamic and competitive legal job market, staying relevant and desirable as a legal professional is of paramount importance. The legal industry, like many others, is subject to constant changes, influenced by factors such as technological advancements, shifts in client demands, and evolving legal regulations. To thrive in this environment, legal professionals... (190 views)
Firms Promote Diversity through Scholarships With diversity in the workplace becoming an increasingly desirable goal, law firms are taking an active approach, offering minority scholarships to high school and law school students. (186 views)
The Top Big Law Firms in 2024 Many lawyers and aspiring practitioners are struck by the allure of “Big Law.” Generally comprised of the largest firms in the US, Big Law can provide attorneys with an opportunity for high compensation and prestige. (182 views)
Legal Corruption Today Corruption is increasingly seen as a primary impediment to growth in the legal world and has also brought disrepute to it, with dramatic consequences in different scenarios. The nature of corruption stands in securing monopolistic income through power and coercion, thus breeding unrighteous money laundering. The state is the known to be the last social monopoly left in... (175 views)
Attorney Careers: Things to Know This article discusses some important aspects of legal careers like types of specializations, whether private practice is better than working in a law firm, corruption in the legal field, skill sets required, significance of marketing to be successful as an attorney, and more. (172 views)
Administrative Agency Activities and the Legal System The rise of administrative bodies probably has been the most significant legal trend of the last century and perhaps more values today are affected by their decisions than by those of all the courts. . . . They also have begun to have important consequences on personal rights. . . . They have become a veritable fourth branch of the Government, which has deranged our... (166 views)
General Counsels: Avoid ''Club Fed'' Corporate scandals keep showing up. Unfortunately, General Counsel-staff tend to take the fall. Why is this? There are numerous reasons, but mostly they revolve around the role of the attorney: oversight and professional responsibility. (165 views)
Crafting Compelling Legal Arguments: The Art of Persuasion in Advocacy In the realm of law, the ability to construct persuasive arguments is not just a skill—it's an art form. Legal professionals are tasked not only with understanding complex legal doctrines and statutes but also with presenting these intricacies in a manner that convinces judges, juries, and other legal stakeholders. The power of persuasion is the linchpin of effective... (163 views)
Death Penalty Sentence Requires Qualified Lawyers The death penalty is becoming more prevalent today. For many years states had abolished this practice. However, in the last few years the need has apparently risen in several states to bring it back. There have been many instances of defendants who were wrongly accused and found guilty of crimes they did not commit being given the death sentence. This was especially true... (162 views)
Your GPA may go up soon! The job market for new attorneys is more competitive than ever thanks to a depressed legal economy and an increase in the number of graduating JD's. The number of law schools is also on the rise, making the schools themselves even more eager to attract to candidates. (154 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)
Look to Clean Tech for GC Jobs A promising new hotbed of general counsel work is in the booming clean technology field. Clean technology is a field that is growing rapidly, and its primary aim is to supply power through environmentally friendly means. Thus, businesses like solar energy companies and companies providing other high-tech clean solutions are looking for general counsels. (138 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. (134 views)
Attorney Donations and Guidelines Virtually every attorney or firm makes contributions of some kind. Establishing guidelines for donations, however small they may be, can increase the benefit of the donation to both the recipient and the attorney. Methods are direct donations of cash to the organization's general fund or sponsorship of an advertisement or activity that in turn supports the group. (134 views)
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)
Breaking Barriers: The Changing Landscape of Women in the Legal Profession The history of women in the legal profession is marked by a long and challenging journey. For centuries, women faced significant barriers and discrimination when seeking careers in law. Historically, legal education and practice were predominantly male domains, with women often excluded from formal legal training and professional opportunities. It wasn't until the late... (127 views)
Hiring Outside Counsel Corporate Counsel continues its five-year-old tradition. After asking GCs at Fortune 250 companies to name their ''primary'' law firms in four key practice areas, the publication has released its survey results in an August report entitled ''Who Represents America's Biggest Companies.'' (126 views)
Learn Real-World Venture Capital Skills at University: Student Success Stories Schools Offer Real Venture Capital Lessons Venture capital is agony and ecstasy, bust and boom, the stress of gambling and the thrill of a front-row view on the latest technologies. And when real money is involved, it's also one of the hottest classes on business school campuses. (123 views)
Top 20 Most Popular Articles of 2014 on LawCrossing Take a look at the most popular articles on LawCrossing in 2014. (118 views)
How to Decide Whether to Stay or Leave Your Current Job - Insights From a Recruiter In the first of a two-part series, Claudia Spielman, BCG Attorney Search recruiter, uses her own experience to guide young attorneys (though the advice applies to anyone in or contemplating a career in the legal industry) on how to evaluate whether to stay at a law firm. (115 views)
Burgeoning Opportunities in Environmental Law In recent years, there's been a huge upswing in the need for all things environmental - and that includes not only those educated and experienced in environmental law - lawyers and paralegals included, but law students in schools all over the country. (110 views)
The Perpetual Salary Wars Back when I was younger and in college, I remember being amazed that salaries at some of the largest New York law firms were as high as $50,000 per year. This was not that long ago. Since I had wanted to be a lawyer from a fairly early age, the fact that salaries for attorneys were so impressive sounded pretty good. By the time I had graduated from college, salaries at the... (109 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)
Online Legal Advice– Will it Change the Way Lawyers Do Business? The Information Age has been moving at a quick pace. Were you there when computers started being installed at every work desk? Do you remember when banking went online? Have you seen the growth in online legal services available? How about services that promise you answers right now and many attorneys which are waiting online and available, for a small price? How is... (105 views)
Legal Profession Future in Today’s World One prediction that can safely be made is that the pattern of rapid - and sometimes painful - change which the legal profession has experienced in recent years will continue for the foreseeable future. Professor Richard Susskind, author of The Future Of Law, has argued that 'the legal marketplace will change beyond recognition as we progress into the information society. (105 views)
The Securities Fraud Job Market Day-to-day life is full of disputes and issues that need to be resolved. It is for this reason that every country has established a judicial system to deal with such issues. A typical court case basically has two opposing sides. Both parties need legal representation, since most legal matters are somewhat technical and thus need to be handled by an expert. This has led to... (104 views)
Real Estate Attorneys Play Bigger Role in Corporate Deal-Making Real estate attorneys are adopting more deal-making skills characteristic of their corporate counterparts, according to an article in the National Law Review. Real estate attorneys say clients that are buying and selling high-dollar, multi-property assets increasingly want a lawyer who not only understands how to access properties, but who can also play a role in crafting... (101 views)
The Changing Legal Landscape and What It Means for Legal Jobs In the legal field, it isn't always who you know — it's who you know that you are. Most people entering into the legal job market find that it's very competitive. Your education prepares you for the job, but it's entirely up to you to find employment. Many people rely on referrals from teachers, colleagues, or summer internships to help them get a wing tip in the door... (100 views)
Former In—House Counsel Sees Hope with New Trial Maria Tartaglia, former in-house attorney for PaineWebber in New Jersey, has successfully brought her case against her former boss to the New Jersey Supreme Court, who ruled on Tuesday that Tartaglia will have a new trial. Tartaglia claims that PaineWebber's excuse of firing her for poor work performance and absences is just that—an excuse. Tartaglia claims she was... (96 views)
Staffing Concerns and Legal Process Outsourcing In legal process outsourcing legal support is provided by other legal firms who provide these services. This article proposes to inform the readers in detail about legal process outsourcing or LPO and how it helps legal firms perform better by remaining focused on its core business areas. (94 views)