Corporations will do well to strategically utilize the first-tier contract attorneys increasingly at their disposal. Highly skilled attorneys trained by the most distinguished law firms …
In recent years, something that corporations have begun to adopt is converting fixed costs to variable – a key managerial economics concept. Because labor is …
New developments in data collection and software architecture have revolutionized a myriad of industries by allowing them to perform data analysis on large data sets. Of course, law is infamous for eschewing quantitative metrics that have been long entrenched in most industries. This conservative approach has discouraged third parties from…
The notion of Canadian trained attorneys practicing in the U.S. is nothing new. Both the legal education and training attorneys receive in Canada is highly regarded and respected by American firms. In the current competitive market for scarce talent, many firms are opening even more doors to Canadian attorneys, recognizing…
Law firms have increasingly prioritized what we can all agree is an important goal: meaningful improvement in the diversity of their ranks. Beyond the positive human and workplace impetus behind this push, firms are experiencing a growing trend of externalpressure to increase parity through all levels of hiring and promotion.…
When I initially approach an attorney (especially those in the New York market who are bombarded by hundreds of recruiter calls), I frequently get a terse response: “Thanks for thinking of me, but I am not in the market.”That is the wrong response.As a career professional, you not only have…
The Citi Private Bank and Hildebrandt Consulting Report released last week stated that in 2016, the hiring of lateral partners will be a significant factor to all firms’ financial success. My recent conversations with law firm chairpersons and partners confirm that firms in the Am Law 200 will be looking…
Gloria was born in Havana, Cuba, and came to the United States in 1967, at the age of nine as a political refugee, when she and her family entered the U.S. on a “Freedom Flight.” She went on to earn her B.A., magna cum laude, in English and Spanish Literature…
Despite last year’s drop in ERISA cases, lateral opportunities remain buoyant for L&E attorneys, thanks in large part to a continued rise in wage and hour litigation. Even though employers are settling fewer discrimination cases than anytime in the last 10 years, cases brought under the Fair Labor Standards Act…
