Career Development

Lawyers on Demand to offer transactional teams as extension of on-call service

By Legal Week | May 14, 2014

Berwin Leighton Paisner's legal services provider Lawyers on Demand has launched a transaction-based service offering clients a low-cost means of carrying out routine transactional work.

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Barclays to partner with panel firms for university work experience scheme

By Alex Newman | March 23, 2014

Barclays' in-house team is to offer work experience places to undergraduates, amid plans to launch legal apprenticeships from 2015.

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In-house lawyers aiming for top company roles must gain business experience outside of legal, says CEO

By Alex Newman | October 3, 2013

Senior in-house lawyers aspiring to top corporate jobs need to work in business areas outside of legal, according to United Biscuits chief executive Martin Glenn (pictured). The former head of PepsiCo in UK and Ireland made the comments at Legal Week's Corporate Counsel Forum last month.

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Lloyds legal heads agree flexi-work setup in rare senior job share

By Alex Newman | July 25, 2013

Lloyds Banking Group's two most senior lawyers have moved into a job-sharing arrangement, in a high-profile example of changing attitudes towards flexible working in the legal profession. Group general counsel Andrew Whittaker (pictured) and his deputy Kate Cheetham have agreed a flexible working plan following Whittaker's move to the bank in May from the Financial Services Authority, where he was also GC. Though Cheetham works full time, she effectively shares the leadership of the legal team with Whittaker, who is contracted to a 0.6 full-time equivalent post. The duo said Whittaker's regulatory experience complements former Linklaters lawyer Cheetham's background in corporate law.

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Near-shoring and LPO takes hold as more top 30 firms eye moves

By John Malpas | July 4, 2013

Fifteen of the UK's top 30 law firms by revenue have either set up their own low-cost legal centre or are sending routine legal work to legal process outsourcing (LPO) providers, according to research conducted by Legal Week. Several other leading firms are reviewing their options, including Stephenson Harwood, which is considering opening a low-cost legal centre, and SJ Berwin, which is in early stage talks to outsource its document production team.

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Firms team up for new effort to tackle lack of diversity on career track

By Legal Week | March 18, 2013

Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF), Hogan Lovells and Eversheds are among a line-up of eight City firms spearheading a new initiative to promote diversity and multiculturalism for all legal sector employees. NOTICED, which will be launched at the Law Society this Wednesday (20 March), will feature a series of events at which legal professionals from all backgrounds can network, debate diversity issues and share good practice, in an effort to make the legal industry more accessible and boost cultural awareness.

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The laws of happiness - how content are law firm employees?

By Legal Week | November 23, 2011

Overall employee satisfaction has increased among lawyers – however, dissatisfaction over bonus schemes has reached a new low. Vanessa Ip reports

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Clydes, CMS and BLP gain edge over top 20 rivals on key lifestyle factors

By Suzi Ring | June 29, 2011

Clyde & Co, CMS Cameron McKenna and Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) lead their key peers in providing a rewarding lifestyle for their lawyers, according to a flagship research project from Legal Week. The research shows Clydes emerging as the highest-ranked top 20 UK law firm in terms of providing a rewarding lifestyle and personal experience for its staff, closely followed by CMS and BLP.

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New Jersey Law Journal

Year in Review: Hindsight Is 2020

By Young Lawyers Advisory Board | December 28, 2020

OP-ED: Was there anything positive for young attorneys?

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New Jersey Law Journal

On The Move: Mandelbaum Salsburg; Stradley Ronon

By Jonathan Erway | December 23, 2020

Mandelbaum Salsburg Welcomes Partner, Counsel Mandelbaum Salsburg in Roseland brought on two attorneys. Health-care partner Alex Keoskey joined…

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New Jersey Law Journal

BAR REPORT - State bar Leadership Skills Series continues

By New Jersey State Bar Association | December 21, 2020

Boost your career and help a nonprofit—NJSBA Leadership Skills Series on board service

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Legaltech News

The 2020 Legal Technology Job Market Year in Review

By Jared Coseglia, TRU Staffing Partners | December 21, 2020

Like the stock market of 2020, some sectors in the legal technology job market soared with new opportunities while other areas halted, right-sized, RIF'd, and now aim to rebuild, re-establish buy-in, and re-staff.

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The Legal Intelligencer

The Role of Lawyers in a Time of Unrest

By Heather J. Hulit | December 17, 2020

I've spent a lot of time ruminating on my role as an attorney in light of all that I am observing—the disparate impact of COVID-19, the political unrest over elections, the rising up of oppressed people all over the nation.

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Corporate Counsel

Not Waiting for My Fairy God-Ally

By Sarah Feingold | December 16, 2020

Once upon a time, in a faraway Zoom conference, a group of women gathered to learn the secrets of landing a board position.

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New Jersey Law Journal

On The Move: McCusker Anselmi, Wilentz, Morris and Hantman

By Jonathan Erway | December 16, 2020

McCusker Anselmi Names DaSilva Chief Administrative Officer McCusker, Anselmi, Rosen, & Carvelli (MARC) in Florham Park selected Rosemarie (Rose)…

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Daily Report Online

Former Chief Justice to Serve as MARTA Board GC

By Katheryn Tucker | December 15, 2020

"Atlanta owes its origins to mass transportation, planes, trains, etc.," former Chief Justice Leah Ward Sears said. "It was our past, and it is our future. I couldn't be more pleased, especially at this stage in my career, to assist this city continue to blossom as a significant transportation hub."

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The Legal Intelligencer

The 10-Minute Marketer—Quick and Effective Tasks for Marketing Success

By Meg Pritchard | December 15, 2020

Taking action—any action—will make you feel successful and ready to take on more. And you will have set yourself up for more and greater successes by putting in place the building blocks for larger marketing efforts.

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Daily Report Online

Acting US Attorney Named to Fill Vacancy Left by Peeler

By Katheryn Tucker | December 14, 2020

"I pledge to continue the great legacy of this office by working closely with our law enforcement partners to ensure that justice is served," said newly named Acting U.S. Attorney Peter B. Leary.

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