Law Firms

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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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Attorney Fees for Temporary Visas and Green Cards
Attorney Fees for Temporary Visas and Green Cards

The field of immigration law lends itself well to predictable pricing arrangements. This guide provides an overview of attorney fees for temporary visas and green cards.

In-House CounselLaw Firms
Jul 20, 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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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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4 Ideas To Consider Prior to Becoming a Manager at a Law Firm
4 Ideas To Consider Prior to Becoming a Manager at a Law Firm

If you’re trying to advance your career within your firm and you’re thinking about management, there’s a lot to consider. Being a people manager is an entirely different set of skills from any other job within a firm even if you’re working on the same projects. Here are a few notions to consider as you think about making the leap to management.

Law FirmsCareer
Jul 07, 2020
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3 Ways to Maintain A Healthy Work-Life Balance
3 Ways to Maintain A Healthy Work-Life Balance

Did you know that hunter-gatherers need to work for only around 20 hours per week to feed themselves? That was the norm throughout most of human history, but when human beings first discovered agriculture and began living in settled communities around 12,000 years ago in the Levant, this figure slowly began to creep up (which has long led archaeologists and ancient historians to speculate as to why humans began farming in the first place).   Modern lawyers, of course, regularly face working weeks of 40 hours, sometimes rising to 50 and beyond. Now, there are of course a few perks available to the modern lawyer that were not accessible to ancient hunter-gatherers or the first farming communities. But the point is that it’s not natural to be on call for work 24 hours a day, seven days a week. To stay healthy and enjoy our time on Earth, we need to maintain some kind of work-life balance. Here are some tips to help you do exactly that. 

Law FirmsCareer
Jul 06, 2020
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The Top Things to Remember When You’re Starting a New Job
The Top Things to Remember When You’re Starting a New Job

Hands have been shaken on your job offer (most likely by email) and arrangements have been set. Now it’s time for the job to begin. Perhaps you feel yourself transported back to the first day of elementary school as you put on your smartest work clothes and head off into the unknown. But whatever you’re feeling, there are a number of things you can do to set yourself up for success during your first few weeks at your new firm. Let’s consider this key initial period.

Law FirmsCareer
Jun 16, 2020
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How to Juggle a Job Offer When You’re Still Waiting for Another One
How to Juggle a Job Offer When You’re Still Waiting for Another One

You open your inbox to see an unread message. It’s good news: the subject line reads ‘Offer of Employment’! But alas, the sender is not quite who you were most hoping to hear from. Your first choice - Dream Firm - are apparently still pondering their next move, while these guys (at the risk of sounding harsh, let’s call them “Backup Firm”) have enthusiastically advanced.  So what do you do in this enviable position? Think about how you’re going to communicate with these companies so that you keep everyone happy. Read on for some tips on how to do just that! 

Law FirmsCareer
May 20, 2020
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You Can Live Without a Big Brand on Your Resumé – Here’s Why
You Can Live Without a Big Brand on Your Resumé – Here’s Why

Many people think they need their resumé to be peppered with illustrious, big-name firms in order to stand out. The irony, though, is that simply having worked for a company with an office in every global financial center doesn’t actually make you a better lawyer. Of course, when it comes to moving upwards in your career, it’s not always about how good you are but about how good you can show yourself to be. And a well-known name on your resumé is one way to establish some credibility – after all, a firm that takes you onboard might think 'you can’t be too bad!' But if your career to date hasn’t been a parade of plush offices adorned by paintings of the firm’s 19th-century founders, don’t worry – it’s by no means the only way to stand out. Here’s how to shine regardless of where you’ve worked.

Law FirmsCareer
May 19, 2020
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