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2014 Salary Guide: Business Upturn Spurs Legal Hiring
By Charles A. Volkert, Esq.
Hiring in the legal field has strengthened as law firms and corporate legal departments bring on professionals to support renewed business activity, comply with new regulations and manage rising workloads. According to the newly released 2014 Salary Guide from Robert Half Legal, legal professionals with specialized expertise are seeing the most opportunities in this environment. Small and […]
Legal Jobs Outlook: Career Advice For Recent Graduates
By Charles A. Volkert, Esq.
In recent years, law school graduates have faced a very challenging legal job market. Now, as business conditions continue to improve, the legal field is seeing an increase in the number of newly minted attorneys being hired. Recruitment for many legal jobs is on the rise, with demand for legal professionals with the hottest practice area […]
Management Advice: Key Strategies to Becoming a Master Mentor
By Charles A. Volkert, Esq.
If you’ve been asked to take a junior associate (or two) under your wing, you may feel honored — and perhaps a little unsure. Besides giving advice, what else should you be doing? Won’t mentoring take up a lot of time? And what would you get out of it? When done right, mentoring relationships are […]
Legal Career Advice: Five Tips to Help Build a Personal Brand
By Charles A. Volkert, Esq.
A personal brand may seem like a concept more appropriate for writers, artists and performers — rather than someone with a legal career. But developing one is a fast-growing trend in many professions, including law, as a way to stand out in a crowded and competitive field. So, what exactly is a personal brand? For […]
Law Practice Management: 6 Ways To Build High-Performance Legal Teams
By Charles A. Volkert, Esq.
The cornerstone of any effective law practice is a high-performance legal team. Managers at the helm need to assemble a diverse group of innovative individuals with specific expertise, complementary skill sets and a collaborative attitude. But building a team does not stop after recruiting and hiring. After having the right people in place, your role as a leader is […]
Independence Day Wake-Up Call: A Consulting Legal Career May Await You
By Charles A. Volkert, Esq.
If the recent Fourth of July holiday got you thinking about independence — professional independence — it may be time to see whether you have what it takes to break free and start your legal career as a consultant. A nontraditional path affords you the autonomy that isn’t often found when working in a law firm. It […]