Archive for March, 2009

OSCARS ARE OVER, BUT KUDOS CONTINUE

Rifkin Consulting has been receiving daily calls and email alerts about law firm layoffs.  The numbers are staggering. We have never seen the market like this during (at least) the last decade.  During the early 2000’s following the dot.com bust, primarily corporate positions were in jeopardy.  The unemployed are now across most practice areas, and [...]

ONE ENTRY THAT”S A LOSER…

American Lawyer recently reported that a top law firm decided to cut costs by eliminating free coffee on a main floor of the firm.  This apparently caused an uproar when “Reply All” was hit and dissent hit the internet.
While most of us  understand that in order to save money we must tighten our belts – [...]