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The Pandemic Job Market, Part 2: From Pandemonium to Institutional Recalibration
The second part of our analysis of complexities of staffing in a post-pandemic job market in the data privacy, cybersecurity, and e-discovery/legal technology verticals covers all the hiring trends in Q3 2021 as well as what is coming in Q4 and beyond.
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Accountability Questions for Business Development Coaching Success
Working with a business development coach is an investment in yourself that can bring about career success by having a deliberate strategy in place.
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Professional Development: Training the New Crop of Incoming Associates
Young lawyers do not learn to practice law in school. They are missing practical application of the law. This must be taught by senior lawyers. The following is a step-by-step guide for attorneys who finds themselves responsible for training new lawyers.
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Make Law Firm Culture Part of the Equation In a Potential Career Move
When you are looking to make a career move, be sure to learn about the potential employer's culture before you accept an offer. It is important to select not only a great place to work, but a place that is the right choice for you as an individual.
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Professional Development: Firm Culture: Part of the Equation In a Career Move
Law firm culture is the values the lawyers feel on a daily basis, the assumptions lawyers make when making decisions, the real behaviors that fuel the organization's success and serves as a competitive advantage. This is what you will want to understand during the recruiting process.
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Defending Your Career: Self Advocacy at Review Time
Firms have taken a hit due to COVID-19 and some will use this review cycle to pinpoint underperformers and reduce compensation. This is why it's even more important for you to make a case for yourself.
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The State of the e-Discovery and Data Privacy Job Market: Pre and Post COVID-19 – Part 2
A deep dive into the pre and post pandemic e-discovery job market landscape and what data privacy professionals can learn from ESI employment trends. Part Two of a Two-Part Article
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Create a Community To Connect and Empower
I encourage you to cultivate your own community as a means of connecting and empowering your peers. Here are a few ideas to help you launch and maintain a program.
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Players on the Move
A look at moves among attorneys, law firms, companies and other players in entertainment law.
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The State of the e-Discovery and Data Privacy Job Market: Pre- and Post-COVID-19, Part 1
Part One of a Two-Part Article This deep dive into the specific cause-and-effect paradigms impacting the data privacy and e-discovery verticals illustrates broader trends in the overall legal technology job market while simultaneously giving professionals in (or eager to be in) those disciplines a clear roadmap of where the legal technology, data privacy, and ESI job market was, is today, and where it will be in the future.
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