On the Job

Legal Recruiter Q&A: Job Seeker Advice from Michael Lord, Lord Gurman & Lewis

This post is part of our recruiter series where we ask legal recruiters for their insider tips and job seeker advice.

Career Advice with James Goodnow, Managing Partner, Fennemore Craig

In the first of our interview series with successful lawyers in the field, we’re delighted to bring you some great career advice from James Goodnow, one of the youngest lawyers to run a large American law firm.

Swimming Upstream: From In-House To Law Firm

I love variety. It’s what makes daily life as a recruiter interesting. In my earlier blog, I discussed the traditional journey of going from a private law firm to an in-house position. In this column, we explore the opposite track–going from an in-house position to a private law firm. While it doesn’t happen often, it occurs enough that the topic warrants exploration for those in-house lawyers considering the move.

Legal Recruiter Q&A: Career Advice from Joe Ankus, Ankus Consulting

This post is part of our recruiter series where we ask legal recruiters for their insider tips and career advice.

Career Advice with Sasha Kalb, VP Compliance & Risk, American Express Global Business Travel

In our second instalment of our interview series with successful lawyers in the field, we’re excited to bring you Sasha Kalb, sharing her insights and tips on how she established and maintains a growing and successful career.

Tech Skills for Lawyers: What are Employers Looking For?

As is the case in most industries, technology has forever changed the legal profession, requiring new skillsets and bases of knowledge, many of which simply didn’t exist a generation ago. (more…)

Career Advice with Roger Juan Maldonado, Partner at Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP

This is the third installment in our interview series with successful lawyers in the field. Roger Juan Maldonado shares his career journey from Yale Law School to Partner at Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP. He is also President of the New York City Bar Association.

Career Advice with Eve Saltman, General Counsel at GoPro

We’re pleased to provide another chance to delve into the career journey of a successful lawyer in the field. Our latest interview of the series is with Eve Saltman, who has had an incredible 28 years in the industry and many more ahead of her with a multi-faceted role at GoPro.

5 Skills to Develop Now to Make Partner in 5 Years

For any lawyer, making partner represents a major career milestone. Whether as a non-equity partner, or equity partner where an ownership stake is involved, the title carries the added responsibility of bringing in new business, so being named partner is not (more…)