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Recruiting and Retention: Seven Strategies to Help Win the War for Talent

Attorney at Work

We’re seeing firms pushing the envelope and doing things like: Offering associates in lower-cost markets “New York” salaries plus the ability to work from home. While due diligence is still critical, firms can’t afford to sit back and wait. Demand is high and so are the demands of the candidates.

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Take the Money and Run? Factors to Consider Before Accepting a Big Law Job Offer

Attorney at Work

And the longer you work in Big Law, the more you know what I mean. Upon receiving an offer, do your best to determine who will likely be your bosses and then, as part of your due diligence, circle back to associates who work for the partners. Don’t rely on a general reputation that “the firm” is great to work for.

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Lawyer Tech Tips: Online Business Development Ideas to Try Today

Attorney at Work

It also ensures that as much of the pro bono attorney’s time as possible is best spent helping the client rather than on due diligence that, while necessary and important, can be accomplished through the online intake process. This helps the clinic gather key client information before the meeting, and assists with client screening and intake.

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Why There is No Such Thing as a New Normal

ALPS

I’ve been telecommuting for over a decade now, so when a COVID-19 stay at home order finally made its way to Montana, not much changed for me personally, at least in terms of my work routine. In fact, it actually got a bit better due to the adjustments ALPS had to quickly implement in order to enable everyone else to work from home.

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Is the Ticker Symbol the New Social Media Handle? VSCO Seems to Suggest So

The Fashion Law

Beyond that, Brooke and Bermeo-Andrade note that “courts have held that investors are generally sophisticated customers that conduct proper due diligence before buying into a company.” Zoom Video Communications (ticker symbol: ZM), the company behind the widely-used remote meeting services platform.

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Pandemic-Related Legal Ethics Opinions: A Compendium

LawSites

Issues addressed: Working remotely. Synopsis: Working from home has become the new normal, forcing law offices to transform themselves into a remote workforce overnight. Pennsylvania Bar Association Formal Opinion 2020-300 (April 10, 2020).

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The Cloud Provides Law Firms a Safe Place to Work

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The legal sector has felt this particularly keenly, suddenly finding that every aspect of their business from client communication, team collaboration, to how courts function change. Traditional working practices, that have been established over many decades, have been disrupted.