Job Seekers

Both hybrid, remote work and in-person employment present learning opportunities for young attorneys. Ruxandra Osgood, an attorney at Pond Lehocky Giordano, presents some ways the trend of remote work has altered career development.

Young lawyers often feel overwhelmed in a profession known for strict deadlines and demanding bosses and clients. Often rewarded for always saying yes to additional work, young attorneys often have to question whether their workload is sustainable. 

Peter Vaira, a member of Weir Greenblatt Pierce, writes that more emphasis should be placed on learning how to conduct a witness interview.

The New Normal is a Law.com series that analyzes changes that may impact the future of the legal industry.

A philosophy employed by the Toyota company in Japan in the 1950s, Kaizen is the management approach meaning “good change” that promotes personal and professional development.

Law firms have begun tying in-person attendance to job performance, bonuses and retention. Other law firms have considered using data on attendance to figure out whether real estate remains a logical expense.

Law.com editor Dan Packel surveys competitive measures on law firms in the Law Firm Disrupted briefing. Packel compares whether the tech industry’s in-office requirements of its employees will affect the law firm industry.

The 6-Second Resume Test

Joel Chouinard, founder of SharpEdge Financial, a boutique financial planning firm in Dallas, understands the goals and needs of big law attorneys, especially after his attorney wife moved away from big law. For big law attorneys considering job opportunities outside big law firms, he suggests taking practice steps and weighing the pros and cons.

Greenberg Traurig’s Jake Evans is a shareholder who practices complex business litigation, and he shared his insights into strategies that allow law firms to thrive in the current landscape.