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Texas Legal Recruiters See Demand For Legal Operations Specialists Continue To Rise

November 21, 2019

Operations and management cogsAs legal and compliance recruiters in Texas, we continue to work with corporations who are improving their legal operations and getting more out of every dollar of legal spend. General Counsels remain focused on optimizing performance and creating new efficiencies in order to positively contribute to the bottom-line. Creating a well-run legal machine with enhanced productivity and improved efficiencies requires lawyers to combine their legal knowledge with business judgement. Enter stage right – Legal Operations Specialists – now indispensable members of the corporate legal team. Legal Operations Specialists arrive at their specialty through myriad paths, from legal work as an attorney or paralegal, an I.T. background, accounting, or other internal operations.

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New Rules for Waiving in to the Texas Bar

November 12, 2019

New rules have been announced for lawyers seeking Admission Without Examination (waive-in) to be admitted in Texas. Currently in order to be licensed in Texas without taking the Texas Bar Examination, you must demonstrate that you:

  • Hold a J.D. from an ABA-approved U.S. law school
  • Are licensed to practice law in another state
  • Have been actively and substantially engaged in the lawful practice of law as your principal business or occupation for at least 5 of the 7 years immediately preceding your application
  • Have never failed the Texas Bar Examination
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What defines a successful legal career?

August 27, 2019

SUC·CESS /səkˈses/

The accomplishment of an aim or purpose. Antonym: failure.

The attainment of popularity or profit. Prosperity, prosperousness, successfulness, affluence, wealth, opulence and luxury. Antonyms: failure, poverty.

A person or thing that achieves desired aims or attains prosperity. Synonyms: triumph, bestseller, box-office success, sellout, coup. Antonyms: failure, flop, disaster.

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Enthusiastic Job Seekers Sought

July 30, 2019

Showing Enthusiasm in Your Job Search and Interviews Helps Land You the Job

ENTHUSIASM (noun) – a great eagerness to be involved in a particular activity that you like and enjoy or that you think is important. Intense and eager enjoyment; interest.

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Compensation Conundrum: To Disclose or Not Disclose

May 19, 2019

So far, fifteen states have enacted legislation that precludes employers from asking about current compensation from job applicants. Texas being a pro-business state, this type of legislation has not been enacted in Texas and was not a topic of discussion in the current legislative session, nor will it likely be in two years when the session meets again. So, the question for Texas job applicants continues: “Should I disclose my current compensation in a job interview or application”?

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Ready to Accept that Job Offer? Thinking about a Counteroffer?

April 29, 2019

Man filling out job offer paperWhile working with legal professionals looking for a new job, compensation is of course one of the primary things we discuss. Unless you’re a lawyer working for a big AmLaw firm with stair-step salaries, it’s important to do your homework and have all the facts before you accept an offer, or a counteroffer is made. Maybe they did “hit you with their best shot”, putting significant thought and consideration into your offer. If you’re working with a recruiter, they should be able to offer insight into their client about “wiggle room” in the budget, additional equity or that available corner office. But, before you accept or a potential insult is delivered and a counteroffer ill received, know the facts.

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Law Firm Hiring in 2019 – How to attract and hire the ones you want!

March 31, 2019

With unemployment at a record low, it’s more challenging than ever for law firms to find and hire lateral attorneys. In this red-hot Texas market, job seekers need to be enticed to leave their current jobs. We’ve found most of the on-point candidates are ones we’ve “headhunted”. Sometimes they are passively in the job market, keeping an eye on job boards or checking-in with us periodically to “test the waters”. Often, we are starting from scratch.

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Is the Grass Really Greener when Changing Jobs?

March 31, 2019

As legal recruiters, one of the most common questions we’re asked is “how’s the job market”? Translation: I’m thinking about changing jobs and want to get an idea of what my chances are. There’s no one-size-fits-all answer. The job market in Texas continues to boom and the cycle of in-demand practice areas is continually in flux. Yesterday it was apples and today it’s oranges. Tomorrow, who knows.

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Momentum Recruiter Elected Officer Of NALSC

March 19, 2019

NALSC logoThe 2019 National Association of Legal Search Consultants (NALSC) conference was held in Las Vegas this past weekend. The consensus was that it was one of the best conferences ever! The M Resort Spa & Casino was a terrific venue, the content of programs superb, the food and drink excellent, and participation high. Our own Jane Pollard joined the NALSC Board of Directors last year, and was elected as Secretary of the Board at the Town Hall Meeting. Congratulations Jane!

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What Are Today’s Hiring Managers Looking For?

March 5, 2019

Today’s candidates need to be fine-tuned and savvy to land their next career opportunity. Job seekers must take the necessary steps and measures to make sure they are marketable. How should a candidate communicate, present a resume or answer recruiter inquiries? Based on what we’re hearing from hiring managers and the clients we represent, here are some suggestions that might help.

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