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The Rainmaker Blog
6 Steps to Help You Hire Superstars for Your Law Firm
Having good employees is critical to the success of your law firm. If your intake person sucks, your lead conversion rate suffers. If your paralegals suck, your work product suffers.…
Cordell Parvin Blog
Law Firms: Are You Basing Hiring Decisions on “EQ”?
If you read my post on Tuesday, you know I had surgery that morning. The surgeon had come highly recommended and I am sure he did a great job. But,…
Employment Discrimination Report
Trial by Fire: Trial Periods for Prospective Employees
As most employers are acutely aware, additional employee protections, prohibitions, and, most importantly, costs continue to pile on to the employer community every year, particularly in New York City (among other jurisdictions).…
The Faculty Lounge
University of Hawaii Law Hiring
The University of Hawaii has has several openings for tenure track faculty. There is a tight time line for applications. Applications close March 4.
California Employment Law
Are your hiring managers prepared to answer these questions?
[caption id="attachment_3975" align="alignright" width="300"] Copyright: iserg / 123RF Stock Photo[/caption] Scenario 1: Someone walks in to one of your locations and requests an application. The applicant has one arm. The…
The Faculty Lounge
Faculty Hiring: University of Oklahoma
From an email message which I received a few days ago: Visiting Assistant Professor 2015-2016 Academic YearCriminal Law and Procedure The University of Oklahoma College of Law invites applications for…
Prosecution First Blog
Applicants These Days: Who are they? And, How Can they be Changed?
What’s the situation?Read more
The Faculty Lounge
University of Georgia Faculty Search in International Law
The University of Georgia School of Law invites applications for a full endowed professorship in international law beginning August of 2016. Applicants should be able to join the faculty at…
The Rainmaker Blog
Law Firm Management: Tips to Instill Passion in Your People
Having Superstars at every level of your law firm is the one thing that can truly differentiate your from your competition and keep clients coming in the door. Unfortunately, I…
Law Deans on Legal Education Blog
The Good Wife Gets a Failing Grade
By David Yellen
On the most recent episode of The Good Wife, an applicant for an associate position at a large law firm is disparaged for attending "Loyola Law School" (I assume it is Loyola…