Another law firms, Howrey, announced this week that they too will begin an apprentice program for their 1st and 2nd year associates.
Although I no longer get “summer vacation,” I can sure appreciate it!
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I will be moderating a panel at the Los Angeles County Bar Association’s Second Annual Small Firm and Solo Practitioner Conference, June 24-25.
Social Networking For Lawyers: A Roadmap to Success
Thursday, June 25. 9:15 – 10:30 a.m.
In this interactive session we will explore the buzz surrounding social networking and social media tools
Headlines today are blasting: BigLaw Reluctant to Respond to Open Casting Call and Few Large Firms Answer FMC’s Calls for Help.
Where’s the fire? What I read in the story, and what I think is incredible, is that the smaller and regional firms have greater opportunities and chances to
Like many legal industry pundits, consultants and visionaries, I am fascinated by what the legal industry might look post-recession.
Industry consultants and firm leaders alike anticipate law
Whether it’s called an apprentice program, internship or fellowship, another law firm has joined the bandwagon.
Kudo’s to Louisville, Ky.-based Frost Brown Todd for launching their apprentice program.
Rather than raking in a full salary, these apprentices will spend their first 1,000 hours learning on the job at lower pay and under stricter
Having been around legal marketing for more than a decade now, I have watched how our firms have tackled diversity and women’s initiatives. The Association of Corporate Counsel is highly vocal on these initiatives, and clients are driving diversity initiatives via the RFP process.
Microsoft made waves last July when it announced the
Go grab a cup of coffee and enjoy the recruiting video that never made it to the mid-sized firm’s website. You can read about the back-story at On the Record.
Today seems to be the day for an economic reality check. And while some believe that the economic downturn is about to turn around for the legal industry, the legal industry, in reality, is still being hit hard job losses:
The U.S. legal sector shed 1,300 jobs in May, according to statistics released
I might not have learned much in my college statistics class, but I did learn this:
Statistics are for populations, not individuals, in the sense that while they are a guide as to what might happen to us in general, they cannot predict what will happen to you or me as an individual.