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Is There a Career After E-Discovery? For Today's Experts, It's Likely

Today's e-discovery professionals are equipped with skills that have broadened their career possibilities, panelists noted during an ACEDS webinar.
5 minute read

The American Lawyer

Lawyer Moves Through Q3 Drop for Second Year in a Row, but Still Outpace Pre-Pandemic Norms

Recruiters say it's unlikely that the high-water mark of 2021 will be surpassed any time soon.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Pennsylvania Firms Continue Diversity Efforts With Mansfield Certification

"We have some really long-standing relationships with Philly firms," said Diversity Lab chief inclusion and equity officer Lisa Kirby. "[They were] some of our earliest adopters."
4 minute read

The American Lawyer

1 in 4 Big Law Associates Plan to Leave Within the Year

A tough hiring market has improved associate retention lately, but a new Major, Lindsey & Africa survey of Big Law associates found retention problems on the horizon for law firms.
3 minute read

Law.com

The Law Firm Disrupted: A Spotlight on Travails in the Legal Recruiting World

One high-end New York headhunter got sued over a lateral who left less than three months into a new placement, while Major Lindsey & Africa is expecting to face sexual misconduct claims from a former recruiter.
4 minute read

The American Lawyer

Legal Recruiter Intends to Accuse Major, Lindsey & Africa of Sexual Harassment and Assault, Bankruptcy Filings Show

Sharon Mahn was fired by MLA in 2009 for allegedly stealing trade secrets and was hit with a $2.7 million judgment in arbitration.
4 minute read

The American Lawyer

Major, Lindsey & Africa Cuts Advisory Services Professionals Amid Refocus

Five employees could lose their jobs at the end of the month. An MLA representative said the search firm isn't exiting the advisory services business but "refocusing to a more tailored advisory offering, including coaching, advising and on-boarding."
2 minute read

Pro Mid Market

'We Don't Overbook the Airplane': Why Pre-OCI Recruiting Hasn't Taken Off at Midsize Firms

While the number of offers made to second-year law school students nearly doubled in 2022 compared to 2021, that increase was concentrated in larger firms with busier recruiting cycles.
7 minute read

The American Lawyer

With 'Exploding Offers' and 'Elite' Advantages, Early Campus Recruiting Gets Mixed Reception

In the traditional OCI process, everyone is provided with the same list of rules, one law firm's recruiting director said. "If you go outside of that process, how do you find out about the opportunities and learn the rules?"
7 minute read

The American Lawyer

Bye-Bye, OCI? Law Firms Pursue 'Free Market' Alternatives to 'Artificial' Campus Recruiting

Wilson Sonsini and Goodwin Procter are part of a growing wave of law firms seeking a head start to law school recruiting. Nearly twice as many early offers were made to 2Ls for summer 2023 programs as for the previous year, per NALP data.
6 minute read

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