Our team of Texas legal recruiters recently attended the annual conference of the National Association of Legal Search Consultants (NALSC), the professional organization that promulgates ethical standards and best practices in the legal recruiting profession. The key note speech was presented by James Merklinger, Vice President and General Counsel of the Association of Corporate Counsel. His talk about in-house legal department trends was insightful and we thought would be of interest to many of our readers. Below is a brief summary of our annotations:
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The Science Behind the Most Successful Careers
If you doubt the power of belief – even for just one moment – you are forsaking your most powerful ally: your brain. If you doubt that changing a few beliefs can dramatically alter the trajectory of your career, then your career may fall far short of its true potential.
The Pay Gap in Texas Legal Jobs
Income Inequality in the Legal Community
Income equality in the united states is a hot topic in political campaigns and in the news and shows no signs of abating. We have noticed a similar trend among the compensation for lawyers. The top group of lawyers are highly paid, typically at large law firms or those in-house legal departments who hire from the large law firm ranks. Starting one’s legal career at a large law firm is thus the ticket into the highly-compensated group.
10 Reasons Candidates Should Speak with Legal Recruiters
For one reason or another, some legal professionals are hesitant to work with recruiters. But when you are a candidate, you have nothing to lose by working with a recruiter. A seasoned recruiter can streamline the job search process and introduce you to fresh career opportunities you might have otherwise not have known about. If you are still unsure as to why you should work with a legal recruiter, here are ten ways they can help you benefit from working with a Legal Headhunter like Momentum Search Partners in the highly competitive legal industry.
Future Texas Attorneys: Choose the Career Path That’s Right for You
A huge new crop of students will be entering their first year of law school at schools across Texas in a couple of weeks. While job opportunities and career paths accessible to Texas lawyers are boundless, learning as much as you can early on about the diverse career paths will make a significant difference in your future. You need to dedicate the time, attention and commitment it deserves to educate yourself about the different areas of the law so that you may equip yourself with the knowledge necessary to make an informed choice as to your area of pursuit. Take advantage of mentoring programs offered at your law school, talk to your professors, especially the adjuncts, who have practical experience in the “real world,” and talk to as many recent law graduates and practicing attorneys as you can to learn about the career paths they have chosen, and why.
Austin Legal Administrators Conference Sponsored by Momentum
Momentum was a proud sponsor of the educational seminar and legal expo held this week at the Stephen F. Austin hotel by the Austin Chapter of the Association of Legal Administrators. Firm Administrators heard speakers on topics such as cybersecurity and privacy and compliance issues related to cybersecurity. This was the 19th annual conference held in Austin by the ALA, and presented a great opportunity for legal administrators to share ideas, network, and learn. The theme this year was Once Upon a Time, so of course Momentum recruiters went all out with the fairy-tale theme, complete with wings, wands, and fairy-tale dust.
Do Companies & Firms Need to Retain a Recruiter?
With today’s online job boards and social media platforms effortlessly connecting more people than ever before, employers are being asked to decide if a legal recruiter’s fee is a beneficial expense. As companies and law firms face mounting cost-containment pressures, external recruiters are often targeted for reduction.
All employers would no doubt agree that their most important resource is their employees. When a position opens-up, hiring the right or wrong person is a decision that’s critical to any successful enterprise’s bottom line. The “million-dollar” question then becomes whether or not retaining a legal recruiter will result in a better hire. Our clients emphatically say “yes” in situations when certain conditions are met. What follows are the reasons why.
What Are Today’s Hiring Managers Looking For?
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.
Law Firm Hiring in 2019 – How to attract and hire the ones you want!
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.
Ready to Accept that Job Offer? Thinking about a Counteroffer?
While working with legal professionals looking for a new job, compensation is naturally one of the primary topics we discuss. Unless you are lucky enough to be employed by a Big AmLaw firm with a stair-step salary scale, it is essential that you do your homework and have all the facts before accepting an offer – or a counteroffer is made.