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Social Media Tips for Networking in the world of lawyers

September 18, 2020

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.

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Essential Skills for Working Remotely and Successfully

July 21, 2020

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.

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How COVID-19 is Affecting the Hiring Process

June 2, 2020

After an extremely active legal job market in 2019 and an equally great start to 2020, we hit a mammoth roadblock with the COVID-19 pandemic. Scheduled interviews quickly went from in-person to video or phone to being canceled altogether. Employees began working remotely and within a week, office buildings were empty and Zoom and other video platforms were commonplace.

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Keeping in Contact with Your Recruiter

March 24, 2020

Are you thinking about partnering with a recruiter that can assist you with an upcoming job search? If so, that ensuing relationship will be somewhat influenced by your current employment status and situation. Once you’ve contacted a recruiter, keeping the lines of communication open will help ensure that your job search goes off without a hitch. Using these contact guidelines as a reference will make the placement process run smoothly.

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Qualities to Look for When Choosing a Legal Recruiter

January 28, 2020

There are thousands of legal recruiters in the US and some are better than others. As a potential client, not knowing what to look for in a legal recruiter can be disastrous. Here’s a recent example of two candidates who mistakenly placed their trust in the same legal recruiting firm:  

“My husband and I both submitted our resume to the agency to help in our job search.  We submitted our resumes separately, of course and we both received an email back saying they do not have the resources to help us.  Both of us have 15 years of experience, so I am not sure who they help.”

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How In-House Counsel Candidates Can Shine in Interviews

January 15, 2020

Years ago, the Texas energy industry was thriving, and candidates were driving the hiring process. Candidates had the luxury of sitting back and letting the clients sell them on why they should move from a stable and fulfilling job to an even better opportunity. 

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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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