I read with interest the WSJBlog’s take on the Morgan Lewis Bockius announcement, BigLaw Gloom, In Hopes of Avoiding Doom: Morgan Cuts 2010 Program.
The current economic conditions have been extremely detrimental to millions of people, and have lead to the shuttering of hundreds of businesses across the country. The legal industry has not been spared.
Ever since the Gen Y and Millenniums entered the legal work force the term “work life balance” started popping up in law firm hallways.
Oh, we’re all quick to point out the law firm layoffs, the end of lock-step salaries, the postponement of OCI programs, and more job deferrals (all brought to you by Orrick).
But there are actually some companies out there trying to help.
LexisNexis recently rolled out their Lend-a-Hand Program which includes:
I really enjoyed Jordan Furlong’s post Time Bomb. If you haven’t had a chance to read it yet, please do. In this post, he summarizes The Economist’s special report on aging populations, A slow-burning fuse.
What I find most exciting about Web 2.0 is the effect it has had on how we approach marketing and business development, especially for lawyers and law firms.
I like to quip that Google killed the Martindale-Hubbell Rankings as we knew them (I said “quip,” it’s more complicated than that).
I couldn’t find a video of X performing 4th of July, so here are the Muppets. Have a safe holiday!
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No shock here, but I like law firm internship/fellowship/apprenticeship programs.
Recent law school grads without a job like these programs.
And while we as a society find it perfectly acceptable for a young doctor to graduate a top-ranked medical school, $100,000 plus in debt, and go directly into an internship program
I started a Facebook fan page for The Legal Watercooler. Why? Not sure yet. But, I started a blog, not knowing why. I joined LinkedIn, not knowing what to expect. I joined Twitter, really not having a clue what to expect.
Part of what I need to do, as a legal marketer,
I subscribe to Fortune Magazine for two issues: “The Fortune 500 “and the “Best advice I ever got” issue, which came over the weekend. As we start what is going to be a slow week for many of us as we look forward to the upcoming holiday weekend (or are already on vacation), why not