October 30, 2024
Legal recruiters explore every best option when searching for a new firm for our attorneys. Looking out-of-state gives your search an edge, and opens up additional financial, lifestyle and several intangibles that are a good fit for you. There are several states where you may be able to practice law without having to retake the […]
June 8, 2021
As Big Law continues to plan for office returns, large law firms are more and more diverging on flexible work arrangements—specifically on whether to require a certain number of days in the firm office space for lawyers and staff, and if so, how many days? Many big firms have notified their employees of plans in […]
June 2, 2021
As law firms start the process of reuniting their lawyers in the office, a few lawyers are rebelling—threatening to leave their firm for another, so that they can continue to work from home.  The hesitancy that arose from lockdowns and mandated work-from-home orders at the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic seems to have dissipated for […]
October 14, 2020
Even before the pandemic, Davis Wright Tremaine partners were considering long-term structural changes at the firm. But the fallout from COVID-19 accelerated that schedule, according to Pete Johnson, the partner-in-charge of the firm’s Seattle office. In September this year, Seattle-based Davis Wright Tremaine made headlines when they laid off 39 staff members. Now other changes […]
May 26, 2020
With the impact of COVID-19 and the transition to remote working for many industries, how is recruiting for your clients different? What remains the same? Albeit there have been more interviews from start to finish for a completely virtual search, it has been a much more “personal†experience for both our clients and candidates. Instead […]
May 12, 2020
There’s no question that COVID-19 changed the world and your interviewing strategy should reflect this new reality. Prospective employers can learn much about the candidates under consideration by exploring how they handled the resultant business shutdown. Digging deeper into lateral prospects’ work experience during the pandemic and their reactions to the transition from office to […]