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Corporate Counsel

After Losing Chief Lawyer at Pandemic Start, Kelly Services Finds New General Counsel

Troy, Michigan-based Kelly announced the appointment of Vanessa Williams as senior vice president and general counsel on Wednesday.
2 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Eliminating Unconscious Bias in Legal Starts With an In-House Job Description

"You have to test for bias at every step of the way. If the job description is seen as the foundation then the foundation has to be steady in order for the entire process to be steady," Melba Hughes, partner and national diversity practice leader at Major, Lindsey & Africa in Atlanta, said.
4 minute read

Legaltech News

Will Contract Work Help Legal Technologists Get Through The Recession?

The pickings might be slim for recently laid off legal technologists, with on-demand legal staffing providers seeing varying current opportunities for contract hiring. But they all agree remote work will become commonplace in the legal industry.
4 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

COVID-19 Immigration Considerations for Employers

In an uncertain economic environment and with a changing immigration law landscape, it is critical for employers to be aware of shifting legal requirements and their implications, and to remain compliant.
9 minute read

The Recorder

Irell Loses 2 More Transactional Partners

Ashok Mukhey, who had been with Irell for 35 years, said the firm's shift away from transactional practices was what made the opportunity at Reed Smith so interesting. "The breadth of Reed Smith's practice, that's something that definitely played a factor in this," he said.
3 minute read

Corporate Counsel

'Not a Lot of Jobs Out There': In-House Hiring Continues, but Competition Is Fierce

The candidate pool has expanded and as a result employers are being "very, very particular about what they're looking for," according to a recruiter.
4 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Wanted: Midlevel In-House Attorneys Who Can Communicate With Business Partners Alone

"No one should complain that the business calls too much," John Gilmore, co-founder and managing partner at BarkerGilmore, said. "That is when the promotional opportunities come; when GCs hear from the business."
3 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Hiring Is Driven Not by Who You Know, but by Who You Are

Job seekers with traits such as integrity and adaptability are valued now, even more than GPA or law review or bar passage score.
7 minute read

Daily Business Review

Leading the Way for Social Change: A Prolonged and Focused Path

Over the last several weeks, law firm leaders have begun to reexamine their firm's participation and investment in diversity and other similar programs (both internal and external). It is understood that firms can help address an underlying cause of racial and other inequalities—i.e., representation, by earnestly supporting and fostering diversity and inclusion in a broader sense.
5 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Diversity and Inclusion: What Your Law Firm Can Do

In conversation after conversation in recent weeks, I've found a similar theme popping up—those who want to do more at their law firms but simply don't know where to start.
10 minute read

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