How to interview a legal assistant candidate
By:
Kimberly Atkins
Published: July 19, 2011
Tags: hiring, interviewing, legal assistant
Looking to hire a paralegal or legal support staffer? Find the ideal candidate while avoiding pitfalls by following these interviewing tips from recruiting experts:
Firms must exercise care in hiring unpaid interns 
By:
Correy Stephenson
Published: June 11, 2010
Tags: Department of Labor, hiring, summer interns, unpaid interns
Summertime means vacations, dinner on the grill and summer interns at the office.
For sole practitioners and small firm lawyers in a tight economy, it’s tempting to hire an unpaid intern looking for resume experience.
But recent guidance from the Department of Labor serves as a reminder to lawyers and law firms of the pitfalls of using unpaid interns.
Study: Lawyers predict bankruptcy as growth area
By:
Correy Stephenson
Published: February 19, 2010
Tags: hiring, practice management
According to a recent survey, practitioners expect that bankruptcy will be the biggest area of growth for the next three months.
Hiring tips: how not to get sued
By:
Correy Stephenson
Published: November 9, 2009
Tags: 20 Things Lawyers Need to Know in 2010, hiring
Even attorneys need to act carefully to minimize the risk of liability when filling a position.
Skadden Arps slashes law school hires
By:
Pat Murphy
Published: August 25, 2009
Tags: hiring
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, the top-grossing U.S. law firm, cut the number of law school students it plans to hire next summer by about half.
Down economy creates options for small firm hiring
By:
Justin Rebello
Published: June 9, 2009
Tags: hiring, practice management, recession
With no apparent end to the economic downturn in sight, law firms have been cutting back on technology and putting an added emphasis on billing. And large law firms have been instituting hiring freezes or laying off associates.
But the result for small law firms may be an increase in flexibility when it comes to hiring new attorneys, some small firm lawyers and practice management consultants say.
New site lets lawyers bid for work
By:
Correy Stephenson
Published: April 23, 2009
Tags: hiring
In the current economic climate, it’s no surprise that many lawyers are looking for work. And law firms are seeking contract attorneys as a cost-effective way to staff specific projects.
Hoping to meet both of these needs, Laurel Edgeworth recently launched Law Clerk Connection , a website where lawyers looking to hire help for discrete projects post their jobs and lawyers and law students looking for work bid on the projects.
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