Employers

Hire Up: Leaders of Hot Big Law Practices Are Making Moves

As the new year begins, lateral hiring is picking up speed. Law firms Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough and Sidley Austin are among the firms with recent hires and were specifically for leadership positions in practices that are experiencing high demand during the coronavirus pandemic.

When Money Is Tight, How Can Law Firms Keep Morale From Falling?

Since the beginning of Big Law, several midsize firms have worn that “Big Law” label with pride. With this label, each firm touts an unmatched culture, a certain attractiveness that makes their firm special, and much more appealing than the large AM Law 100 operations.

As Firms See More Work, Legal Industry Jobs Continue Recovery

The legal field is continuing to take its slow march back to employment prior to the pandemic, with the latest Bureau of Labor Statistics jobs report showing 4,800 new jobs this January.

The ABA Blessed Remote Work. Here’s How to Navigate Those Rules.

On December 16, the American Bar Association’s Standing Committee on Ethics and Professional Responsibility released an ethics opinion that blesses the work arrangements that countless lawyers have set up since the coronavirus pandemic made lawyers across the country work remotely.

Remote Work Best Practices in The Legal Space

During this COVID Crisis, lawyers have been working remotely. Most experts think working remotely is here to stay, as the new normal. The technology is not new, but the need for more work-life balance is.

Confessions of a Legal Recruiter: Thriving in the Age of Disruption

Thriving in the Age of Disruption

Associate Hiring Has Revved Up After Last Year’s Freeze

The demand for associates from law firms in Atlanta rebounded this year after a major slowdown in associate hiring in 2020 from the pandemic.

Seven Things Employers Should NOT Do in a Zoom Interview

In the good old days (12 months ago), when lawyers interviewed for jobs, they dressed up in suits, maybe flew across the country, met with numerous people – sometimes sequentially and sometimes together – shook hands, ate a meal, and had a glass of wine. In other words, they exchanged germs in as many ways as possible. Chances are good they even wore shoes.

Hire Up: ESG Drives More Hiring, Tech-Related Practices Make Moves

Big law is continuing to focus on environmental, social and governance practices as this year progresses into April, with one of the more notable moves at the end of March reflecting that focus.