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Inter-Office Communication Success
By Charles A. Volkert, Esq.
When it comes to the art of communication, lawyers are expert at persuading others and explaining complex issues to clients. Within the office, however, they are not always as adept at using these skills to promote overall harmony and productivity. Corporate lawyers communicate with a wide range of professionals, from general counsel on down to […]
Managers: Avoid These Common Interview Pitfalls
By Charles A. Volkert, Esq.
In an environment where every hiring decision remains carefully considered, it’s critical that counsel with management responsibilities properly set the stage for productive interviews with the candidates they have selected after recruitment activities. Yet many hiring managers give insufficient time and thought to this pivotal aspect of the employment process. The following are some all-too-common […]
How Can Corporate Counsel Delegate More Effectively?
By Charles A. Volkert, Esq.
As legal departments bring more work in house to reduce costs, knowing how to leverage key resources to help manage growing workloads is critical for corporate counsel. Lawyers must know how to delegate tasks to legal staff more judiciously than ever before. Following are some suggestions for developing these crucial skills: Taking a broader view. A […]
Boost Job Satisfaction to Improve Retention
By Charles A. Volkert, Esq.
Although the legal job market is emerging as a bright spot for hiring in a still-struggling economy, employee retention has not become a priority yet for many legal departments. But as conditions shift, valued staff are likely to have their attention piqued by other offers. Stepped-up retention efforts will be essential to curbing turnover as […]
Corporate Legal Departments Continuing to Seek Greater Value from Outside Counsel
By Charles A. Volkert, Esq.
It would be easy to attribute the changes underway in today’s law firms and legal departments to the greatest economic crisis in decades. The downturn undoubtedly made its mark, but the fundamental shifts taking place in the legal field today have much earlier roots. According to research conducted for a new white paper from Robert […]
Legal Departments Expecting More from Outside Counsel
By Charles A. Volkert, Esq.
As corporate legal departments continue to focus on controlling costs, they are bringing more work in house and becoming more selective about when and how they work with outside counsel. According to Robert Half Legal’s just-released white paper, Future Law Office: Delivering Maximum Value in a Cost-Conscious Legal Era, this is changing the relationship between legal […]