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Momentum is proud to be long-time members of NALSC, the National Association of Legal Search Consultants. This professional organization is comprised of 200+ search member firms and recruiters from all over the United States and Canada, as well as other international locations. It is run by a board of 13 directors elected by its members, with each director serving a three-year term.

We are happy to announce that Jane Pollard has been re-elected to the NALSC board for an additional 3 years. She was also elected Treasurer, Chair of the Audit/Risk committee, and a member of the Ethics committee. The audit/risk committee manages and advises NALSC on insurance options, professional liability and cybersecurity. The ethics committee investigates concerns it receives from NALSC members regarding other members. These duties fit in well with Jane’s experience as a CPA and an attorney prior to transitioning to legal recruiting. A founding member of Momentum Search Partners, Jane manages all aspects of Momentum’s operations and many of its client relationships, as well as actively recruiting for in-house legal departments and boutique law firms. She has successfully completed national searches for companies seeking attorneys and compliance professionals ranging from executive-level general counsels and chief compliance officers to staff attorneys and compliance analysts.

An increasing number of legal employers incorporate a clause requiring adherence to the NALSC Code of Ethics® in their recruitment contracts in order to assure that all the recruiters they work with abide by certain ethical standards.

In addition to maintaining a strong Code of Ethics for the legal recruiting profession, NALSC is also dedicated to:

• Enhancing the image of the legal search profession through national public relations;
• Providing education and information on trends and issues in the marketplace;
• Monitoring and responding to legislative and regulatory activity that may impact the legal search profession.

In furtherance of these goals, NALSC hosts a three-day conference every Spring in a major U.S. city that changes from year to year, and it also hosts a one-day Symposium each October, either in New York City or Washington D.C. The next event will be the Fall Symposium on October 21^st, 2021 in Washington D.C.

Whether you’re actively looking for a job or just testing the job market waters, the excitement of a new career is often thwarted by the formidable task of job searching. To make the process easier, consider working with a legal recruiter like Momentum. When working with Momentum, you’ll be offered opportunities that match your experience and interest.

The legal market in Austin, like most other professions, is directly tied to the overall economy of the area. Austin is on fire…again! In the past 18 months – yes, during the pandemic – companies like Tesla, Oracle and Apple all made announcements regarding huge expansions of their smaller presence in Austin.

For many years, the legal market in Dallas has focused on financial services and commercial real estate. This business has certainly been affected by the pandemic, and we’ve seen personnel reduction in some large and mid-size firms.

The new year typically brings a flood of freshly bonused and holiday rested attorneys into the job pool. With few firms paying bonuses in 2020 and stability of some firms in question, we are not seeing the usual increase of lawyers interested in making a move.

Like most big cities, the legal market in Dallas is fast-paced and highly competitive. If you’re a legal professional, rising above the pack sometimes takes a little creative networking. A good lawyer marketing strategy hinges on knowing how and where to network, all of which can make a huge difference when career success weighs in the balance.

With the continued growth of internal recruiters with law firms and corporations, is there still a need for an outside recruiting firm?  Yes.  Hiring through search firm devoted to law firms and corporate legal departments is a good way to avoid damaging relationships with businesses that you often work with or causing tension with a competitor. Hiring from the same pool of talent becomes far less complex when working through a discreet, impartial third party.

A legal search firm brings expertise, confidentiality, and provides the luxury of only interviewing the best of the best.  Let us expound on some of these ideas.

Want to attract legal professionals for networking and/or possible job opportunities? Are you interested in building a legal practice or expanding your professional network?  Or, possibly looking for a new job? A strong push on social media is a great way to get involved in conversations and meet new people, employers, or influencers, expanding the opportunities you come across.

Like it or not, remote work is a part of our professional landscape for the foreseeable future. Although for several years it was commonplace for many companies to allow professionals to work remotely some or all the time, law firms have typically not been part of that group. Attorneys may work from home on occasion, but it was not the norm. Same with paralegals. Rarely did you hear about a legal admin, billing clerk or receptionist working from home. Now they are.