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Competitive Advantage in Hiring Legal Staff

Competitive Advantage in Hiring Legal Staff

Hiring and retaining legal professionals with the right skills, relevant experience, and a positive attitude can determine the long-term success of a law firm. Whether your firm is seeking a seasoned attorney or paralegal, securing candidates is a process that requires significant time and effort. With competition for talent increasing across all industries, implementing a …

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Potential Law Firm Mergers

For years, law firm merger activity steadily increased, reaching an all-time high in 2019 of 115 mergers. However, with the pandemic and its accompanying economic fall-out, there were only 65 mergers in 2020. As firms capitalize on post-pandemic growth, experts expect significantly higher numbers in 2021 and beyond. In the first quarter of 2021, there …

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Up Your Resume Game

Up Your Resume Game

If you are looking for a new position, you may be tempted to dust off your old resume and begin sending it out to every available job. Before you do, you need to know that some of the rules have changed, technologies have evolved, and the hiring tables have flipped. A computer may scan your …

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Boutique Recruiting Firms Bring Big Results

Is your firm or legal department seeking specific expertise to handle post-coronavirus-related work? Industry and business experts anticipate high demand for certain practice areas and a surge in specific types of cases including: Litigation disputes regarding contractual obligations Insurance-related disputes Bankruptcy/insolvency HR disputes Boutique recruiting firms may offer the best solutions to finding the right …

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Legal Recruiting in a Candidate-Driven Market

Legal recruiting can be challenging in the current candidate-driven market. Many law firms and corporate legal departments are struggling to find talent in 2018’s candidate-driven market. The national unemployment rate is at historic lows, and the Texas job market is no different. Experienced legal professionals, from attorneys to support staff, are in high demand with …

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Summer Staffing Checklist

Some businesses experience a slowdown during the summer months, while others remain busy. Here is a summer staffing checklist to get you through the summer.   During the summer, partners and associates often sacrifice their vacations to client cases and litigation schedules, but the same is not necessarily true for legal support staff such as …

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