Work Sample Testing - May 5, 2008
Writing samples have been a routine part of the associate selection process in law firms.&...

Boomerang Employees - May 5, 2008
There was a time when some law firms had policies prohibiting the rehiring of former ...

The Value of Video Interviews - May 5, 2008
Most law firms reserve video interviews for those situations where it is inconvenient or extraordinarily ...

Diversity Hiring - February 2, 2008
For those who felt the number of minority candidates was declining, they may be right.&...

Part-Time Lawyers - January 1, 2008
Although 98 percent of large U.S. law firms report that they offer part-time schedules for ...

Candidate “10 Demandments” - June 6, 2007
Talent Mindset, an HR outsourcing firm has developed a list of ten “demandments” &...

Relocation Costs Chill Hiring Market - April 4, 2007
Having candidates for management positions refuse job offers due to housing costs used to be ...

CFO Attrition Rate - April 4, 2007
Much is written about the difficulty of recruiting technical staff but a recent survey supports ...

Video Interviews - March 3, 2007
As travel becomes more time-consuming and expensive, law firms and out-of-town candidates alike are often ...

Associate Leverage Differs by City - February 2, 2007
On a nationwide basis, major law firms continue to employ one associate for every partner, ...

Overly Demanding Job Specifications - May 5, 2006
We are seeing an escalation of the requirements for law firm administrative positions which may ...

Pre-employment Screening - May 5, 2006
Picture these scenarios: ·         one of your ...

Lateral Hiring - July 7, 2005
Despite a lot of talk by law firms of dumping their summer programs and focusing ...

More on UK Hiring - June 6, 2004
Just after all the major London firms announced that they were holding firm at the &...