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The American Lawyer

So, You're a Fifth-Year Associate

In many professions, seniority is a pure asset. In lateral law firm moves, seniority tips over and becomes a hindrance for many roles starting in the sixth year.
4 minute read

Daily Report Online

Phelps Dunbar Growing Raleigh Office, Using Regional Focus for Competitive Edge

"We think that, for us and the clients that we serve and for the types of folks that want to join us ... we're very well positioned to be able to grow if that opportunity exists beyond Raleigh," said managing partner Marshall Redmon.
5 minute read

Law.com

Sheppard Mullin Wins Injunction for Financial Services Firm in Dispute Over 'Raiding Exemption' Under Broker Recruiting Protocols

The judge concluded that the defendants acted with predation, pointing to recovered digital evidence on some of the defendants' computers that related to their newly-founded financial services firm.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

Southern District of New York Is Seeking New Clerk of Court

The job, which is an executive-level management position, pays $243,300 and is based out of 500 Pearl St. in lower Manhattan.
2 minute read

The American Lawyer

Law Firm Mergers: How to Match, How to Date and When to Leave (Your Recruiter)

"This is an important PSA: Recruiters should not introduce two firms and then create the road on which you connect," Kimberly Stockinger writes.
8 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Business Case for DEI Is Still Strong, Experts Say, but Many Companies Approach Topic Clumsily

"A lot of times, those mentoring, sponsorship and leadership development programs are done in these kinds of ad hoc ways that actually benefit people who are already already in privileged positions," UC Davis law professor Afra Afsharipour said.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

This Tech Platform Found Midsize Firms Needed More Recruiting Support

Major, Lindsey & Africa recognized an opportunity when it acquired web platform Hire an Esquire in 2022. Executive director Catherine Enck discusses the value of technology in hiring and the current state of the recruiting market.
6 minute read

Pro Mid Market

Firm Leaders Adapt to Post-COVID Workplace Preferences

After a realigning of workplace norms due to the COVID-19 pandemic, law firms are still grappling with how to handle remote-work expectations. While offering flexibility may work for some firms, others still seem reluctant to offer fully remote options.
5 minute read

The Recorder

'You Start Lower, You Stay Lower': Apple Hit With Class Action for Gender Bias

Women employees represented by Altshuler Berzon and Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll, alleged gender-based pay discrimination, biases against women in its performance evaluation system, and maintaining a hostile work environment.
4 minute read

The American Lawyer

Dear Dan: Blunt Advice from Top Law Firms About Legal Recruiters – Part Four: Bringing it All Together

One internal recruiter at an elite firm sent a detailed email that brought things together, Binstock writes. This final installment reprints that email.
6 minute read

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