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The Top 10 2022 Job Market Predictions in Legal Technology

Jared Coseglia

In 2022 hiring will remain the top obstacle to business fulfillment across the e-discovery, data privacy, and cybersecurity landscapes. Here's how to stay a cut above the competition — whether you are an employer or a job seeker.

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The Rise of Innovation In a Hyper-Competitive Market for Legal Talent

Ari Kaplan

The results of interviewing 30 chief talent officers along with directors and managers of recruiting reveal the impact of the pandemic on entry-level and lateral hiring, the appetite for leveraging technology to address the rapid acceleration in on-campus interviewing and lateral recruitment, and the increased focus on innovation to fuel law firm success.

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Innovation In the Recruitment of Lawyers In a Hyper-Competitive Market

Ari Kaplan

The results of interviews across a cross section of professionals making decisions about hiring, development, and promotion in AmLaw 100 firms reveal the impact of the pandemic.

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Data Analysis Is Cementing Important Role In Law Firms Talent Evaluation

Patrick Smith

As more law firms embrace the power of mining data to inform talent-related decisions, some have predicted that Big Law hiring could become like modern Major League Baseball: A data-centric endeavor that trusts the numbers, and those who know how to interpret them, over all else.

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Players on the Move

ELF Staff

A look at moves among attorneys, law firms, companies and other players in entertainment law.

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Equity, Inclusion, and Individual Engagement Principle (EIIEP)

Frank L. Douglas

Employee engagement is becoming vital to successful businesses, however, that hasn't translated to significantly wider adoption of meaningful diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) practices in workspaces.

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Messaging on Growth Important to Attract Top Talent and Prospective Clients

Jesse Dungan & Nicole Tackley

By keeping these communication tips in mind, firm leaders can ensure that their most important stakeholders understand the significance of their expansion and why it is a win-win for the firm, its people and its clients.

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Procuring Talent Through 'Acquihire' Agreements

Lisa A. Fontenot & Michelle Rae Heisner

The gold in the gold rush in tech M&A is talent to develop and integrate artificial intelligence technology. Faced with a shortage in skilled employees, buyers are using "acquihires," a discreet M&A strategy that oftentimes flies under the news radar, to bolster AI benches.

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Players On the Move

ljnstaff

A look at moves among attorneys, law firms, companies and other players in entertainment law.

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Professional Development: Training the New Crop of Incoming Associates

Sharon Meit Abrahams

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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