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Cybersecurity Law & Strategy
Plan to Protect Cybersecurity for Employees Before Day One
Luke Tenery and Daron Hartvigsen
With new employees come new risks; from aspiring insider threats that intend to join a target to extract sensitive information, to insecure processes being exploited due to too much trust being placed in candidates and new hires.
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Accounting And Financial Planning For Law Firms
Why Law Firms and 3Ls Alike Should Consider Deferring
Hugh A. Simons
We can expect that soon some enlightened Big Law firms will level with their incoming associates (or at least the corporate ones) and explain that market conditions are such that the firm cannot assure them of the volume of work necessary for their normal growth and development and, accordingly, the firm is offering a stipend (and health insurance) to those who choose to defer for a year.
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Entertainment Law & Finance
Players On the Move
ELF Staff
A look at moves among attorneys, law firms, companies and other players in entertainment law.
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Cybersecurity Law & Strategy
Legal Tech: E-Discovery: Three Key Metrics Critical to Who Wins and Loses E-discovery Talent
Jared Coseglia
There are three key industry metrics that have, and will continue to, articulate how law firms, service providers, software companies, and corporations compete for and win (or lose) talent in e-discovery: speed of hire, compensation inflation, and workforce evolution (remote vs in-office; contract vs direct hire).
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Accounting And Financial Planning For Law Firms
Hiring for Long-Term Success
Corey Castillo
Many law firms are hunting for talent with a focus on traditional “industry experience” and prestigious educational backgrounds as familiar criteria in their candidate search process. But what if law firms are missing high value talent — on both the legal and administrative side — that may be right under their nose?
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Entertainment Law & Finance
Fresh Filings
ELF Staff
Notable court filings in entertainment law.
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Cybersecurity Law & Strategy
Innovation In a Hyper-Competitive Market
Ari Kaplan
The results of interviewing 30 chief talent officers along with directors and managers of recruiting reveal the impact of the pandemic on entry-level and lateral hiring, the appetite for leveraging technology to address the rapid acceleration in on-campus interviewing and lateral recruitment, and the increased focus on innovation to fuel law firm success.
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Cybersecurity Law & Strategy
The Top 10 2022 Job Market Predictions in Legal Technology
Jared Coseglia
In 2022 hiring will remain the top obstacle to business fulfillment across the e-discovery, data privacy, and cybersecurity landscapes. Here's how to stay a cut above the competition — whether you are an employer or a job seeker.
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Marketing The Law Firm
The Rise of Innovation In a Hyper-Competitive Market for Legal Talent
Ari Kaplan
The results of interviewing 30 chief talent officers along with directors and managers of recruiting reveal the impact of the pandemic on entry-level and lateral hiring, the appetite for leveraging technology to address the rapid acceleration in on-campus interviewing and lateral recruitment, and the increased focus on innovation to fuel law firm success.
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Accounting And Financial Planning For Law Firms
Innovation In the Recruitment of Lawyers In a Hyper-Competitive Market
Ari Kaplan
The results of interviews across a cross section of professionals making decisions about hiring, development, and promotion in AmLaw 100 firms reveal the impact of the pandemic.
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Accounting And Financial Planning For Law Firms
Data Analysis Is Cementing Important Role In Law Firms Talent Evaluation
Patrick Smith
As more law firms embrace the power of mining data to inform talent-related decisions, some have predicted that Big Law hiring could become like modern Major League Baseball: A data-centric endeavor that trusts the numbers, and those who know how to interpret them, over all else.
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Entertainment Law & Finance
Players on the Move
ELF Staff
A look at moves among attorneys, law firms, companies and other players in entertainment law.
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Marketing The Law Firm
Equity, Inclusion, and Individual Engagement Principle (EIIEP)
Frank L. Douglas
Employee engagement is becoming vital to successful businesses, however, that hasn’t translated to significantly wider adoption of meaningful diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) practices in workspaces.
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Accounting And Financial Planning For Law Firms
Messaging on Growth Important to Attract Top Talent and Prospective Clients
Jesse Dungan and Nicole Tackley
By keeping these communication tips in mind, firm leaders can ensure that their most important stakeholders understand the significance of their expansion and why it is a win-win for the firm, its people and its clients.
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Entertainment Law & Finance
Procuring Talent Through ‘Acquihire’ Agreements
Lisa A. Fontenot and Michelle Rae Heisner
The gold in the gold rush in tech M&A is talent to develop and integrate artificial intelligence technology. Faced with a shortage in skilled employees, buyers are using “acquihires,” a discreet M&A strategy that oftentimes flies under the news radar, to bolster AI benches.
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Entertainment Law & Finance
Players On the Move
A look at moves among attorneys, law firms, companies and other players in entertainment law.
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Marketing The Law Firm
Professional Development: Training the New Crop of Incoming Associates
Sharon Meit Abrahams
Young lawyers do not learn to practice law in school. They are missing practical application of the law. This must be taught by senior lawyers. The following is a step-by-step guide for attorneys who finds themselves responsible for training new lawyers.
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Entertainment Law & Finance
Players on the Move
A look at moves among attorneys, law firms, companies and other players in entertainment law.
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Cybersecurity Law & Strategy
The Pandemic Job Market: From Drought to Pandemonium
Jared Coseglia
This article gives historical context to the events that brought us to the current climate and provides guidance on how employers and employees can successfully navigate the ensuing complexities of job searching and hiring in the post-pandemic pandemonium.
Part One of a Two-Part Article
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Entertainment Law & Finance
Players On the Move
A look at moves among attorneys, law firms, companies and other players in entertainment law.
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Accounting And Financial Planning For Law Firms
Scorecards and Client Book Due Diligence Can Improve Lateral Hiring Performance
Eric Dewey
The lateral partner challenge is, essentially, a vetting challenge. And yet, few law firms take a strategic approach to vetting and hiring laterals.
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Accounting And Financial Planning For Law Firms
Demand for Contract Lawyers Is Rising from COVID-19 Business Disruptions
MP McQueen
Recruiters say the demand for contract attorneys in corporate and government legal departments and law firms is rising as the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic creates more of certain types of legal work.
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Marketing The Law Firm
Ask the Right Questions, Get the Right Hire Via Remote Interviewing
Sharon Meit Abrahams
Techniques and important guidelines that will help an attorney conduct remote interviews that are efficient and help to lead to quality candidates for hire.
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Accounting And Financial Planning For Law Firms
Lateral Hiring: 7 Reasons Why Law Firms Fail
Catherine Dineen and Blane R. Prescott
Firms routinely report that hiring lateral partners is a difficult process with a low success rate. Why do they struggle with lateral hiring? More importantly, what can they do to improve their results?
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Accounting And Financial Planning For Law Firms
10 Top Strategies for Retaining Tomorrow’s Talent
Sharon Meit Abrahams
All lawyers want to be wanted and valued by their firms. It has become apparent that tomorrow’s legal talent requires even more hand-holding than previous generations. They want to understand why and what’s the payoff of their efforts. By creating a firm culture that addresses these concerns you will heighten your firm’s ability to retain precious talent.
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Marketing The Law Firm
10 Top Strategies for Retaining Tomorrow’s Talent
Sharon Meit Abrahams
All lawyers want to be wanted and valued by their firms. It has become apparent that tomorrow’s legal talent requires even more hand-holding than previous generations because the “just do it” attitude, does not work. They want to understand why and what’s the payoff of their efforts. By creating a firm culture that addresses these concerns you will heighten your firm’s ability to retain precious talent.
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Cybersecurity Law & Strategy
Cybersecurity Experts Needed in U.S.
Scott R. Malyk and Lin R. Walker
The Country Is In Dire Need of Experts Who Possess the Advanced Knowledge, Skills and Experience Required to Combat Cybersecurity Crimes
In an effort to protect our financial, personal, medical, and otherwise confidential data, as well as our election systems, we need to continue to attract and employ the services of the most qualified cybersecurity experts from around the world. However, at present, there is a dire shortage of such qualified experts in the United States.
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Entertainment Law & Finance
Players on the Move
A look at moves among attorneys, law firms, companies and other players in entertainment law.
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Business Crimes Bulletin
Tech Companies Snapping Up White-Collar Lawyers
Xiumei Dong
As Silicon Valley technology companies face increasing government scrutiny, experienced white-collar practitioners are becoming hot commodities among the law firms seeking to represent tech-focused clients.
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Accounting And Financial Planning For Law Firms
Law Firm Diversity Roundtable
Steve Salkin
Creating an Environment Attractive to Diverse Lawyers Where They Can Rise to the Leadership Level
A roundtable discussion with four prominent leaders in law and recruiting who weigh in what firms are doing — and can do — to create environments that are attractive to diverse lawyers and enable them to rise to the leadership level.
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Marketing The Law Firm
Professional Development: Firm Culture As Your Competitive Recruiting and Engagement Advantage
Sharon Meit Abrahams
Future attorneys are seeking the right place to launch their careers; therefore, by promoting your firm’s unique culture, you can more effectively attract and retain the best talent for your firm.
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Business Crimes Bulletin
Hiring Practices and the FCPA
Philip M. Berkowitz
While laws such as the FCPA do not necessarily prohibit hiring individuals with criminal records or bad credit records or who are former government officials, they do require employers to identify these individuals and assess whether their hire would pose a threat, violate the laws outright or impose an administratively difficult burden due to the need to monitor their activities.
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Accounting And Financial Planning For Law Firms
Can Millennials Save Your Law Firm?
Lizzy McLellan
After Years of Complacency About Their Business Model and the Pipeline for Talent, There’s a Reason Law Firms Are So Worried About Managing the Millennial Generation
For law firms wringing their hands about how to manage the millennial generation — or asking why they should adapt to this crop of young lawyers in the first place — here's the bad news: If you're still clinging to traditional models for training associates and running the partnership, you've already fallen behind. The millennials are here, they're climbing the ranks, and they've already begun to transform the industry.
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Law Firm Partnership & Benefits Report
Laterals: When Is the Best Time to Make a Move?
Hugh A. Simons and Paola Cecchi-Dimeglio
If you are a partner considering a lateral move, then you are probably focused on the boost a new firm could offer your practice, and on cultural fit. However, the authors' review of the 2,353 partners who moved between Am Law 100 firms in 2010 through 2012 suggests that some more prosaic factors matter too.
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Marketing The Law Firm
Professional Development: Getting 'Gig'gy with It: The New 'Gig Economy'
Michael DeCosta
Law Firm Marketing Teams Need to Adapt!
For the most part, law firms continue to structure themselves in a traditional operating and employment models with a dedicated workforce of talent arranged in an organizational hierarchy. In today's Gig Economy, however, this will unlikely hold. Here's why.
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Law Firm Partnership & Benefits Report
Diversity As a Differentiator in the Legal Profession
John J. Buchanan
One aspect of law firms that is becoming increasingly of interest to clients — and an area that might offer opportunities for differentiation — is law firm commitment to increasing and sustaining diversity.
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Accounting And Financial Planning For Law Firms
3 Tips for Handling the Difficult Decision to Downsize
Randy Evans and Shari L. Klevens
By handling all involuntary terminations with professionalism and formality, law firms can limit the potential for conflict and give proper attention to the potential ethical and legal issues. Here are three tips for handling the transition of attorneys and staff from the firm.
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Law Firm Partnership & Benefits Report
The Law Firm Value Proposition
Glenn Tannous
How to Successfully Hire Lateral Partners
Every firm the author meets with has a long list of must-haves when it comes to potential lateral hiring, yet very few have defined their value proposition or can live up to an equally long list of offerings for a lateral partner to considerthem. Here are his suggestions for successfully hiring laterals.
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Cybersecurity Law & Strategy
State of the Industry: E-Discovery and Cybersecurity
Jared Coseglia
Part Two of a Three-Part Article
Examining the current similarities between e-discovery and cybersecurity and details how the history of e-discovery mirrors the present of cybersecurity and is a predictor of future patterns in the cybersecurity staffing market.
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Cybersecurity Law & Strategy
The Top-Five Critical Security Controls to Consider for Corporate Counsel Evaluations
Joe Kelly
Corporations consider many different factors when deciding whether to hire a law firm. Security wasn't usually a major factor, and law firms used to fly under the radar when it came to questions about keeping client data secure. That has all changed.
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Law Firm Partnership & Benefits Report
Enhancing Lateral Partner Opportunities and Compensation
Randi Lewis
You are a partner in a law firm and you have decided to make a lateral move. You want it to be the right move to a better platform. Where do you start and how do you maximize the likelihood of a successful outcome?
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Law Firm Partnership & Benefits Report
Partner and Millennial Associates’ Performance Expectations
Linda L. Hardenstein, MPA, PCC
“They don’t want to work!” It’s an all-too-familiar refrain uttered about associates of the millennial generation. As more and more millennials enter the workforce these generational clashes will continue. What can be done to bridge the gap and why should you care?
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