The employment market is undergoing a significant transformation, driven by a variety of factors such as changing workforce expectations, advances in technology, and the need for continuous learning. Organizations that are well-equipped to listen and implement strategies for a modern workforce will increase profitability and attract top talent. This is particularly true in the legal…
5 Tips for Making the Best Impression In Your Next Phone Interview Historically, prospective employers have reserved the phone interview for candidates who are relocating, where the interviewer is located in a different location or as a “last resort” format in interviewing candidates. In more recent weeks, with the Covid-19 crisis, this method has come into favor as an initial step in the recruiting process to avoid delay while still “flattening the curve.” By no…
Virtually Perfect: Top Tips for Video Conferencing in the Age of Covid-19 With Covid-19 now in our midst, many firms and companies are facing new challenges to continue to provide safe working environments for their employees and prospective lateral candidates. Due to these circumstances, remote work and meetings are quickly becoming the new normal. In the recruiting…
Interviewing in the time of COVID-19 In these uncertain times, with the Coronavirus (COVID-19) being a national and global issue, things are changing by the minute. Since news recently broke break that the first known Big Law partner contracted the illness in the United States, questions around remote business have become more pressing. Individuals and…
HOW WILL A MERGER IMPACT YOUR CAREER? 2019 was a significant year for law firm mergers. Pepper Hamilton and Troutman Sanders, Faegre Baker Daniels and Drinker Biddle, and Lathrop & Gage’s combination with Gray Plant Mooty were a few notable ones of many. We will likely see many more combinations take place in the coming…
You Can’t Always Get What You Want: Four Tips When Searching for Your Dream Job As the Rolling Stones pointed out in their infinite wisdom, “if you try sometimes, well, you might find you get what you need.” As a legal recruiter, it’s my privilege, and my job, to help lawyers who are considering making…
How to Hunt a Headhunter. Three Questions You Should Always Ask a Recruiter. So, work is going well. Your relationship with your employer is mutually beneficial. You feel appreciated, you are nicely paid, you are getting the support you need, you have room to grow, and you have no major client conflicts. And recruiters are…
Always Say Thank You. Even though Thanksgiving is now in our rear-view mirror, reflecting on gratitude over the holiday weekend made me think of a topic that many lawyers frequently ask for guidance on — post-interview thank you notes. One lesson I learned early in life was to always say thank you. I get…
Giving Thanks for Arabella Mansfield Arabella Mansfield would be thankful. As we approach 2020, diversity objectives put in place by law firms certified by the Mansfield Rule have shown that, by tracking the pool of attorneys for lateral hire, client pitches and leadership roles within one’s law firm, goals can be achieved. Through following the…
Evaluating Compensation Proposals: It’s Not What You Make, It’s What You Get to Keep Prior to joining Mestel & Company, I was a partner for 25 years at two Am Law 50 law firms. For several of those years, I was responsible for lateral-partner hiring and, in that connection, for formulating and negotiating compensation proposals…