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Role Breakdown: Commercial Counsel
Role Breakdown: Commercial Counsel

Commercial counsel play an essential role for businesses by advising them on their transactions with customers, as well as with other businesses. In this article, we’ll take a closer look at the working life of commercial counsel.

CareerCommercial
Aug 21, 2020
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Role Breakdown: Product Counsel
Role Breakdown: Product Counsel

Businesses looking to bring new tech products to fruition require the expertise of Product Counsel. This role combines commercial contract, regulatory, privacy, intellectual property, and consumer protection and is becoming increasingly important in tech hubs. In this article, we will go over the details of product counsel positions; what companies are looking for, and how lawyers can start their tenure as product counsel.

In-House CounselCareer
Aug 10, 2020
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Attorney FAQs - Temporary Positions and Staffing Options
Attorney FAQs - Temporary Positions and Staffing Options

If you are looking for the next big thing, find yourself out of work, or simply are looking for a less permanent legal position, you might try looking into temporary staffing agencies or programs. Before you do, however, let’s go over some FAQs.

In-House CounselCompensation
Aug 03, 2020
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6 Things That Turn a Good Job into an Amazing Job
6 Things That Turn a Good Job into an Amazing Job

Some of us dislike our job. Others are happy enough with it. But still other people love what they do to earn their bread. What is it that people get from a job that enables them to derive joy from it? Of course, the answer is different for everyone. But thinking about the things that most often bring contentment at work for different people helps us work out the answer for ourselves. Let’s have a look at the most frequently cited elements in what turns a good job into a great one. 

CareerMental Health
Jul 28, 2020
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5 Tips for Writing a Great Cover Letter
5 Tips for Writing a Great Cover Letter

Cover letters are key tools for showing a potential employer who you are and why you’d be a good fit for the firm where you want to work. But how can you make yours stand out and give firms an outstanding first impression? Let’s look at a couple of key elements of a great cover letter.

Law FirmsCareer
Jul 24, 2020
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How to Handle Missing a Deadline
How to Handle Missing a Deadline

We all know the feeling. You’ve breezily agreed to a deadline which seemed to be a comfortable distance away at the time. But the crunch date is approaching at 100 miles per hour and you don’t have the work done – you’re going to miss the deadline. So, what can you do? For sure, waiting until the deadline has arrived and then announcing that things are not ready is going to leave you with one very unhappy client. Let’s consider some better ways of approaching the situation.

Law FirmsCareer
Jul 23, 2020
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The Dos and Don’ts of Online Recruitment for Smaller Firms
The Dos and Don’ts of Online Recruitment for Smaller Firms

The majority of recruitment nowadays takes place online. But how can you use your online presence to attract the employees you need to grow your firm? The biggest law firms are likely already doing this – but if you’re a small or medium-sized business you don’t want to get squeezed out. Let’s look at the key elements of recruiting online for these organizations. 

TechnologyLaw Firms
Jul 22, 2020
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What is an ERG?
What is an ERG?

‘ERG’ is a term that is increasingly heard in the workplace - an Employee Resource Group.

Law FirmsCareer
Jul 21, 2020
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How Remote Working Can Aid Workplace Diversity
How Remote Working Can Aid Workplace Diversity

Building a diverse workforce is a key objective for firms to keep in mind in their recruitment strategies. And firms where remote working is common have a number of advantages in achieving this target. How so? Let’s have a look at some ways that remote working can advance diversity in the workplace.

Law FirmsCareer
Jul 16, 2020
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3 Ways Legal Analytics Can Benefit Your Legal Operations 
3 Ways Legal Analytics Can Benefit Your Legal Operations 

All businesses should be guided by data, and law firms or legal departments are no different. Of course, there will never be a substitute for wise and experience-driven decision-making – but taking these decisions against the background of much more solid information will improve them tremendously. Fortunately, there is now an increasingly wide array of software and other tools for legal businesses to capture data about their operations. Here, we’d like to share some of the main advantages of doing so, to help legal businesses start thinking about where they might like to invest in legal analytics.

Legal OperationsTechnology
Jul 15, 2020
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Why Legal Operations Teams and Vendors Should Work as Partners
Why Legal Operations Teams and Vendors Should Work as Partners

Often, legal ops teams and vendors do not conceptualize their relationship as a partnership. Rather, they often think of their interaction simply as a business transaction between a service provider and a consumer. But there are a number of advantages to treating legal service vendors as partners. Let’s consider how doing so can benefit both sides.

Legal OperationsLaw Firms
Jul 14, 2020
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How to Decompress and Progress After a Bad Interview
How to Decompress and Progress After a Bad Interview

Everyone has faced a not-so-great interview experience. You put all your time and effort into this interview only for it to not go in your favor. So how do you react and what’s the next step? In this article, we’ll go over a few tips to gaining your momentum post-interview.

CareerMental Health
Jul 09, 2020
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