Hot Practice Areas in the In-House Legal Market
November 22, 2011
While layoffs have plagued large law firms since the start of the economic downturn, hiring of attorneys by corporate legal departments has picked up slightly. As companies became more cost-conscious during the recession, they began reducing legal expenditures by keeping more legal work in-house and relying less on outside counsel with their high billing rates. This has resulted in an increased workload, and thus a need for more legal staff for many in-house legal departments.
So if you’ve been thinking about looking for an in-house job, now may be the best time to make a move. In this article, we’ll take a look at what practice areas are in the highest demand for the in-house job market. However, since practice area activity can be very region-specific, the following are general trends observed in the in-house legal sector nationwide...
An Offer is Just the Beginning
August 02, 2011
Succeeding in a summer program means more than receiving an offer of employment. While receiving an offer is probably the most important objective of a summer program, you have many more responsibilities. First is to understand the fit between you and the firm, you and a practice area, you and the city, and you and the profession. That you are able to receive an offer of employment does not validate the wisdom of your choice. Too often the summer zips by in a fog of assignments, reviews, baseball games, dinners at partners’ homes, and cocktail parties. You are making a very important decision. The law firm is not your fiduciary and your parents cannot make this choice for you. There is no automatic next or right step. Only you can decide about fit, temperament, tempo, and style of practice...
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