Archive for June, 2009

WHY YOU SHOULD BE CONCERNED ABOUT EMPLOYMENT DEFERRALS

You’ve worked hard – and incurred significant debt to get through law school.  How excited you must have been to complete a summer attorney associate position and receive an offer?  unfortunately, many of you have now “fallen off” cloud nine….
Attorney recruiters with whom we speak and work show great concern over the security of these [...]

IMPORTANCE OF MANAGING DISGRUNTLED ATTORNEYS IN THE WORKPLACE

Recently I’ve  spoken with disgruntled associates in the workplace and also met with specialists whose businesses focus on how to manage them in this stressful business environment. How might these issues affect you?
For example, predicting and diffusing violence in the workplace has become a big business. This includes both disgruntled  and laid-off associates.  As Recruiting Professionals, you may have a dual responsibility to both [...]

Are You Discontented With Your Job?

For at least six months we have been reading about measures that law firms are taking to not only stay profitable – but also just to stay in business- in this economy.  The general consensus is, of course, that most employed attorneys are just thankful to still be working. Law firms are leanly staffed – and [...]