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Innovation in Hiring, Staffing & Recruitment Winner, Provider: Baretz+Brunelle

"Legal techs and ALSPs, unlike law firms, aren't encumbered by precedent. They have no sacred cows. That's a major reason they are unleashing so much new activity and will likely continue to do so," said Howard Rosenberg, Partner at Baretz+Brunelle.
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The American Lawyer

Major Lindsey & Africa 'Blackballed' Associate Who Sued Troutman, Suit Claims

Gita Sankano claims that after she sued the Am Law 100 firm, Major Lindsey told its recruiters to refrain from working with her even as she was being considered as a candidate by another law firm.
4 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Child Labor Probe Hammers Tennessee Factory, Highlighting Risks to Employers From Feds' Stepped-Up Enforcement

The Department of Labor fined Morristown, Tennessee-based Tuff Torq $296,951 and secured a court order requiring it to disgorge $1.5 million—a month of profits—after a January inspection found 10 illegally employed children as young as 14 subjected to "oppressive" conditions.
6 minute read

The American Lawyer

Lateral Hire Success: How to Measure It

There may not be a perfect way to categorize success, but there are well-known indicia law firms and lateral partners use every day to measure it, writes Ronald E. Wood.
6 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Three Big Law Firms Unite to Pitch Law Students on Practicing in Phila.

Ballard Spahr, Blank Rome and Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath are hosting a webinar next week to make the case that Philadelphia is an "incredible place to practice law." They're motivated in part by a shift away from on-campus recruiting.
4 minute read

National Law Journal

Goodwin, Orrick, Steptoe, Willkie Add DC Partners Amid Uptick in Lateral Moves

Goodwin brought on Lori Gordon, who was co-chair of their post-grant practice at Perkins Coie. She was one of several Am Law 200 partners to join new firms in D.C.
4 minute read

The American Lawyer

Facing Overcapacity, Law Firms Made Fewer Offers for 2024 Summer Associates

"The data looks a lot like what it was in the Great Recession," said Nikia Gray, executive director of the National Association for Law Placement. "We don't think it's because the legal market is going through a recession, but because the law firms are overleveraged."
6 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Judge Blocks Rule That Was Set to Unleash 'Tidal Wave' of Union Organizing

"Employers might feel like they have dodged a bullet here," the law firm Fisher & Phillips wrote in a note to clients.
3 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Lofty-Sounding 'Chief Legal Officer' Title Becomes Bargaining Chip in Talent Hunt

The title suggests "this is someone who's going to be a strategic business leader and adviser," said Sonya Olds Som, global managing partner of Diversified Search Group.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Aggressive Rate Hikes, Strong 4th Quarter Collections Drive 2023 Revenue Growth for Phila. Firms

The six Philadelphia-based firms surveyed by Wells Fargo together increased revenues by 4.7%, compared to a nationwide average of 6.0%.
4 minute read

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