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Corporate Counsel

The Top General Counsel Hires of 2019

2019 saw several well-known corporations name legal chiefs, so we take a look at some of the hirings that stood out.
1 minute read

The American Lawyer

Headhunter Litigation Puts Spotlight on Secretive Industry Focused on Partner Moves

With new headhunters entering the industry and big money to be made as partner pay packages increase, the competition for candidates and credit has gotten fierce.
6 minute read

Corporate Counsel

General Counsel Come In to Help Companies Undergoing Business Changes: November 2019 In-House Moves

November experienced a high volume of top lawyer moves, with a spike after Veterans Day and a slowdown toward the Thanksgiving holiday weekend, signaling the last hiring rush of 2019.
24 minute read

Daily Business Review

Lagoa Confirmation Creates 2 State Supreme Court Openings

Florida Supreme Court Justice Barbara Lagoa's appointment to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit came a day after her Supreme Court bench mate, Robert Luck, was approved for the same federal court.
5 minute read

The American Lawyer

Recruiter Sues Freshfields, Claiming Credit for Cleary Rainmaker's Move

Boston Executive Search Associates claims it introduced Freshfields to M&A dealmaker Ethan Klingsberg in late 2018 but was never paid for its efforts.
3 minute read

Daily Business Review

State Officials Appeal in Corrections Dept. Battle Over Prison Shifts

The judge's decision was another setback for the embattled Florida Department of Corrections, which has run yearslong financial deficits, chronically grappled with staffing vacancies and high turnover rates, and struggled to maintain aging facilities.
6 minute read

National Law Journal

Major Lindsey, Suing Ex-Partner Over Noncompete, Faces Her Claims of Misconduct

The legal recruiter Major, Lindsey & Africa is suing former partner Lauren Drake for an alleged noncompete violation after she joined rival MLegal in October. Major Lindsey's lawyers refute the contention, raised by Drake's lawyer, that the firm tolerated office misconduct. MLegal hired away Jane Sullivan Roberts this year from Major Lindsey to help launch a Washington outpost.
7 minute read

Legaltech News

5 Challenges Millennials Pose to Law Firm Culture

Millennials have already inspired big changes in the ways that law firms approach the hiring process, social media policies, and their day-to-day operations—and those changes will only continue to grow.
1 minute read

The Recorder

Is It Bad to Renege on a Job Offer Acceptance?

Depending which drivers and state of mind are at play, the path to "I do" can be either be smooth sailing or fraught with predicament.
4 minute read

Legaltech News

The Most Important Resource for E-Discovery's Global Expansion Isn't Technology

Forget software—it's staffing that is proving the hardest, but most necessary component of e-discovery companies growing overseas expansions. Finding the right people to spearhead an expansion and staff an overseas office can be a tall order in a small industry.
7 minute read

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