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Career Resources
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Finding the Right Staffing Mix in an Evolving Economy
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Insight on whether or not to expand your legal staff in a rebounding economy.Putting Together a High-Powered Project Team
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Read tips on how to create, manage, and support a project team that will bring more value to your company.Budget-Friendly Ways to Build a Legal Team's Skills
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Even in difficult financial times, training should remain a priority. Read this article from staffing professionals at Robert Half Legal on how to continue grooming your lawyers skills and keep them ...Mastering the Finer Points of the Interview
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Read this article from staffing professionals, Robert Half Legal, to find out exactly how to master the art of the interview.Finding Areas for Improvement in the New Year
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This article from Robert Half Legal includes some areas of career development that may hold improvement opportunities for corporate attorneys.Understanding and 'Marketing' Your Professional Value
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In our everyday lives, we're continually confronted with value decisions - that is, we try to determine why we should choose one product or service over another. Employers do the same thing ...Hiring Obstacles Can Hinder Managing Attorneys - Even Today
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In response to the recession, some legal departments have cut staff too deeply and are now finding they must hire additional professionals, though selectively, to meet key deadlines. Others are simply ...Getting a Job Search Back on Track
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Looking for a new position can be a frustrating and
anxiety-filled experience even in healthy economic times. But it can be especially difficult for corporate counsel to maintain momentum ...Communication Skills are Half the Battle in Job Interviews
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While legal knowledge is, of course, indispensable, effective communication skills also are increasingly critical in the eyes of hiring managers. In fact, the skill with which attorney candidates ...Avoiding Networking Blunders
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An extensive network of professional contacts is one of the greatest career assets a corporate attorney can have. Most lawyers work hard to establish contacts, particularly in the early stages ...Success Stories-Seek and Ye Shall Find (A New Job)
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While the job market has been challenging lately, we have assembled a panel of in-house attorneys who successfully found great new positions in the past few months. Come hear how to survive being ...ACC Chair's Choice: A View from the Frontlines
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Hear the latest news and views from current and former ACC leaders about life in the legal industry from the corporate and government perspective. First off, learn firsthand what it’s like to move ...Passion-Powered! Tips to Fuel Your Inhouse Career or Jump Start a New One
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In these tough economic times, actual or threatened corporate downsizing has forced in-house counsel to take stock of their careers as well as their future in general. Am I valuable enough to the ...Delegating: An Essential Tool for Difficult Times
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As stretched legal teams struggle to keep up with expanded responsibilities, managing attorneys may need to take a more active role in helping staff members set priorities, rebalance their workloads ...Performance Reviews: Ensuring a Positive Experience
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In a difficult business climate, legal departments need to maximize the contributions of all employees and make an extra effort to retain their best people. Performance reviews can be a powerful ...Strategies to Help a Legal Staff Achieve Peak Performance
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As corporate legal departments continue to closely monitor budgets and bring more work in-house, attorneys and support staff must often bear the brunt of fewer resources. Even if the firm has ...Small Law: Turning Interviews Into Job Offers
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Job hunting can be difficult even for the most qualified candidate. Here are some insightful tips on how to turn an interview into a job offer.Legal Departments Respond to Changing Business Environment
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As the recession presses corporate legal departments to look for additional ways to control costs, one result has been a reassessment of the way work is allocated among in-house resources and outside ...Conducting a Mid-Year Self-Evaluation
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Step back from day-to-day priorities to re-visualize the big picture by reviewing specific performance objectives and overall professional goals. A mid-year assessment enables busy lawyers ...Positioning for Advancement
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In today's changed business environment, corporate attorneys can't afford to stand still professionally. Whether their focus is on advancing within their current firm, significantly ...
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