Precision Crafting: Techniques for Legal Recruitment via Job Listings Crafting compelling job listings is essential for attracting top legal talent to your organization. In the competitive landscape of legal recruitment, job listings serve as the first point of contact between employers and potential candidates. This guide explores techniques for precision crafting of job listings tailored to legal roles, ensuring that your listings... (63 views)
Perfecting the Dialogue: Crafting a Powerful Interview Methodology for Legal Recruitment Interviews play a pivotal role in legal recruitment, offering a platform for candidates to showcase their skills and experiences while allowing firms to assess their suitability for the role. Crafting a powerful interview methodology is essential for legal recruitment success, ensuring that both parties engage in meaningful dialogue and make informed decisions. This... (3 views)
Hiring Advice: Tips and Best Practices for Hiring Legal Professionals Hiring legal professionals can be a daunting task, but it is crucial to get it right. The legal industry is highly specialized, and legal professionals play a critical role in ensuring that your organization operates within the confines of the law. Hiring the right legal professionals can make all the difference in the success of your business. In this article, we will... (23 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)
Careers in Law: A Walk on the Wild Side - Advice for Prospective Attorneys Put on your khaki shorts, load your film, and pack your bug spray. You're about to embark upon the adventure of a lifetime on an African safari! (9 views)
What It Takes to Become a Successful Coffee Entrepreneur: Learn from Juan Valdez How does waking up to the sweet smell of coffee brewed from beans cultivated at your very own coffee bean plantation sound? If this is your idea of heaven, then LawCrossing Weekend has got your ticket. (31 views)
How to Find a Satisfying Legal Career: Tips from Proven Career Counselor Nicholas Lore It isn't ''Law and Order'' or a John Grisham yarn, but choose wisely and a law career can be even better than those TV, movie, or paperback versions. The trick is discovering your niche and avoiding the disenchantment that sideswipes some lawyers, said career counseling expert Nicholas Lore. (1916 views)
Harold Hongju Koh: From Professor to Yale Law School Dean Designate He is at the top of his game and the head of the class. This week, Yale's unstoppable Professor Koh picks up his Law Star and talks with LawCrossing about world affairs and legal academia as he unpacks his bags in his new office as Dean of the planet's greatest law school. (3612 views)
5 Insider Tips for Legal Staffers to Maximize Success Do you have a question about working in the legal profession? About LawCrossing? No matter the topic, + send us an e-mail and we'll be glad to answer it for you! (60 views)
Legal Staffing Advice: What Professional Staffers Say About Working in the Legal Industry Do you have a question about working in the legal profession? About LawCrossing? No matter the topic, + send us an e-mail and we'll be glad to answer it for you! (154 views)
Using Legal Recruiters To Help Maximize Your Job-Seeking Reach: How Mass Mailing Your Resume Can Help You Get Noticed This week, our recruiters answer questions about the work involved in their often misunderstood profession. (633 views)
University of Michigan Law School Appoints Susan Guindi as Assistant Dean for Career Services As a graduate of Michigan Law School herself, Susan Guindi knows what it is like for recent graduates looking for the right job. This week, we talk with her about her efforts to guide the students at one of the top law schools in the country. (65 views)
How to Leverage Alumni Connections for Better Law Firm Recruitment With Expert Advice from Expert Amy Mallow Having worked in career services offices at two of the nation's top law schools, UCLA's Amy Mallow talks with us about what it is like to help prospective and current attorneys find work. (101 views)
How Matthew L. Pascocello Is Leveraging His Legal Marketing Experience as Assistant Director of Alumni Counseling at American University Washington College of Law For the first edition of our new weekly column, Career Counselor's Corner, we spoke with Matthew Pascocello from the Career Services office at American University's Washington College of Law to find out how he got to where he is today and how he goes about helping countless students and alumni each year. (171 views)
Paul Hastings Janofsky & Walker: What You Need to Know About This Leading Law Firm Among the top in many fields (and in Los Angeles' skyline), Paul Hastings offers clients a global presence and a large stable of dedicated attorneys, all of whom are held to the highest of standards, both in the hiring process and in their jobs. (206 views)
How to Become an Attorney at O'Melveny & Myers: Career Advice and Insights As the nation's 15th largest law firm and reigning recipient of the ''Litigation Team of the Year'' title by American Lawyer magazine, O'Melveny & Myers can offer a lot to those attorneys who can make it through its selective hiring process. (366 views)
Master Deposition Skills During Your Legal Internship: An Essential Summer Associate Boot Camp Forget being wined and dined; some law firms give summer associates a taste of real life in the litigation trenches. (141 views)