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Is your firm’s intake system working as well as it should?
Intake is one of the most critical aspects of any law firm. But far too often firms don’t give the intake process the special attention it deserves. When that happens, money goes flying out the door.
Reinventing the job interview can land you the perfect hire
Goldstein Law Group’s Mark J. Goldstein wasn’t sure a group interview was the best way to find a new employee.
Firms look to nontraditional incentive offerings
Traditional employee offerings such as 401k, health insurance and vacation time might not be enough anymore.
Survey: Nearly one-third of lawyers plan to hire in coming months
Nearly one-third of lawyers who participated in a recent employment survey said they planned to hire full-time legal professionals during the fourth quarter of 2012.
Avoid making a quick fix with legal hires
The large number of highly qualified, competent attorneys seeking in-house positions makes today a buyer’s market for employers.
Visa competition heating up
The search for qualified candidates is taking some companies outside Wisconsin and the U.S. even though in-state workers are desperate for jobs. “We’re not a country that turns out as many architects and engineers as needed for the future,” said Wendy Culver, human resources director at Mead & Hunt Inc., Madison. “So we find a […]
Lateral hires a tricky task in weak market
In a column several months ago we discussed how, despite the weak legal marketplace, lateral hiring of lawyers at large firms is at record highs.
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- State Bar leaders remain deeply divided over special purpose trust
- Former Wisconsin college chancellor fired over porn career is fighting to keep his faculty post
- Pecker says he pledged to be Trump campaign’s ‘eyes and ears’ during 2016 race
- A conservative quest to limit diversity programs gains momentum in states
- Wisconsin prison inmate pleads not guilty to killing cellmate
- Waukesha man sentenced to 30 years for Sex Trafficking
- 12-year-old shot in Milwaukee Wednesday with ‘serious injuries’
- Milwaukee man convicted of laundering proceeds of business email compromise fraud schemes
- Giuliani, Meadows among 18 indicted in Arizona fake electors case
- Some State Bar diversity participants walk away from program
- Wisconsin court issues arrest warrant ‘in error’ for Minocqua Brewing owner
- Iranian nationals charged cyber campaign targeting U.S. Companies
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