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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

The Recorder

When to Bring Up Alternative Work Schedules in the Interview Process

I'm interviewing for a job and want to telecommute one to two days a week, but I don't want to give the impression that I don't want to work hard or it's all I care about. Should I raise the issue immediately or wait?
4 minute read

Corporate Counsel

New Doors Open for GCs: As the GC Role Grows, So Do Career Opportunities

In years past, a company's general counsel was often looked upon as the gatekeeper whose favorite word is "no" and as someone who stifles innovative business measures because of a fear of risk.
9 minute read

Daily Business Review

DeSantis to Consider Higher Pay for Financial Regulator Position

The position of Office of Financial Regulation commissioner, which has attracted only seven applicants, has been open since July when the former commissioner was fired over allegations of sexual harassment.
4 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Pregnancy Discrimination Suit Claiming ADP Was 'Co-Employer' Proceeds to Discovery

An Essex County Superior Court judge denied a motion for summary judgment by a subsidiary of human resources firm ADP in a suit by a woman suing over claims that she was terminated because of her pregnancy.
5 minute read

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