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On the Job

The Post-Pandemic Job Interview Part One: What Prospective Employers Should be Asking Now

The Post-Pandemic Job Interview Part One: What Prospective Employers Should be Asking Now

There’s no question that COVID-19 changed the world and your interviewing strategy should reflect this new reality. Prospective employers can learn much about the candidates under consideration by exploring how they handled the resultant business shutdown. Digging deeper into lateral prospects’ work experience during the pandemic and their reactions to the transition from office to remote working (and, at some point, back again) can be quite informative.

The Post-Pandemic Job Interview Part Two: What Candidates Should be Asking Now

The Post-Pandemic Job Interview Part Two: What Candidates Should be Asking Now

Due diligence into their target law firms by lateral candidates is even more important in the post-COVID era. The way a law firm handled the economic shutdown and reopening, as well as its management and financial posture afterward, are vital considerations when determining which firm would be the best fit for the candidate and, for partner candidates, her clients.

Jump-Starting Business Development After Living in a Socially Distant World

Jump-Starting Business Development After Living in a Socially Distant World

The coronavirus pandemic has created unprecedented personal and professional challenges to nearly every individual around the world. The U.S. economy has come very close to a halt and almost every business now finds itself in a tough position financially and operationally. The legal field was not spared, and law firms of all sizes are feeling their way through a contracting marketplace. 

In-House Hiring Gains Strength Despite Recession Threat

In-House Hiring Gains Strength Despite Recession Threat

Hiring for in-house legal counsel spiked in May and stayed in line with Bureau of Labor Statistics reports, which showed more legal jobs were added to the economy recently despite the threat of a possible recession, according to recruiters who spoke with sister publication Corporate Counsel. 

Four Ways to Impress a Partner

Four Ways to Impress a Partner

It is commonly said that law firm associates need to treat the partners they work for the same way they treat their clients. Call it the “golden rule” for advancing in a firm.