Heath Coverage - November 11, 2008
All of the conversation during the political campaigns about employer sponsored health care seems to ...

Ignorance is Bliss - November 11, 2008
Serendipitously, law firm employees may have fared better than corporate employees in maintaining the value ...

2009 Salary Increases - November 11, 2008
Salary surveys tells us that base salary increases (what are often termed “cost of ...

Bah Humbug! - November 11, 2008
There is a significant difference between British and U.S. law firms when it comes ...

Lay-offs: Quick and Dirty vs. Slow and Risky - November 11, 2008
Overwhelmingly, U.S. law firms handle lay-offs, especially of associates as humanely as possible. ...

Resume Embellishments Grow Despite Increased Validation - October 10, 2008
  The following is a true story: the Recruiting Director of a large litigation firm ...

Bailout Blues - October 10, 2008
Although Congress has not yet passed the economic support package to support the sub-prime crisis, ...

Workers Cite Preferences for Reducing Commuting Costs - October 10, 2008
Judging by the comments we received from our last article on the response of law ...

Associate Salaries Holding Firm - October 10, 2008
While there has been a lot of speculation that some Washington firms would push associate ...

Going Green with Paychecks - October 10, 2008
A survey conducted by the American Payroll Association during National Payroll Week found 62 percent of ...

Lunch is for Wimps - October 10, 2008
Professionals and executives in the U.S. spend an average of 35 minutes a day at ...

Is July 4th a One-day or a Five-day Holiday? - July 7, 2007
Independence Day, Christmas and New Years Day are the only holidays that fall on a ...

A World Gone Mad - January 1, 2007
We always devote the first issue of Recruiting Trends in a new year to the ...

Partner Departure - September 9, 2006
Law firms are notoriously bad at handling internal communications and this is never better demonstrated ...

Pandemic Preparation - September 9, 2006
The risk of a variety of pandemics has caused law firm’s to find ...

Exercise Satisfaction - July 7, 2006
Firms that are thinking about installing workout rooms in their offices or subsidizing health club ...

Truth in Firing - March 3, 2006
There is an inherent battle between law firm HR departments and the firms’ Employment ...

Discrimination Claims - April 4, 2005
It may be that law firms have some of the highest risks of employment discrimination ...