MCCA Career Development Articles
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Legal Job Search Tips to Revamp Your Resume and Enhance Your Marketability
By Charles A. Volkert, Esq.
Whether you’ve been looking for a new legal job for a while or one of your career goals for 2016 is to ramp up your job search, you know it’s possible to send out dozens of resumes and never get a single call. Although this is frustrating, the good news is there’s something you can […]
Legal Job Advice: What Managers Can Do to Boost Productivity
By Charles A. Volkert, Esq.
So much of a legal job is time sensitive: deadlines for filings, affidavits, statutes of limitation and more. There’s no time to waste, yet your team occasionally suffers from procrastination. As a manager, it’s up to you to identify and address the reasons for delays before they negatively affect your team’s productivity. Let’s take a look […]
Law Practice Management: The Benefits of Flexible Staffing (and Tips for Success)
By Charles A. Volkert, Esq.
One of the major shifts of this decade in law practice management is for law firms and legal departments to bring in more consultants and other project-based professionals for as long or short a time as needed. Indeed, 82 percent of respondents to a National Association for Law Placement (NALP) survey said their firms use temporary or […]
Looking for Anything Other Than Legal Jobs? Here’s Some Plan B Career Advice
By Charles A. Volkert, Esq.
After applying to law school, studying for the LSAT, and working doggedly to earn that JD and pass the bar, the last thing practicing attorneys want to do is transition from legal jobs into another field, right? Not necessarily. While many lawyers love their jobs and even stay in their first area of specialization, some […]
2016 Outlook: What’s Hot, What’s Not in Legal Jobs
By Charles A. Volkert, Esq.
In an increasingly competitive hiring market, the pressure is on as law firms and companies attempt to fill legal jobs with top talent. To succeed, legal managers need to understand the latest hiring trends, recruit the best candidates and retain their best employees. The Robert Half Legal 2016 Salary Guide offers a wealth of information for employers […]
Q&A: Resist Making Counteroffers
By Charles A. Volkert, Esq.
Q: With the legal job market improving, we’re seeing an increase in the number of employees giving notice for better pay or circumstances. As a legal manager, I’m tempted to make counteroffers. Any advice on whether this strategy is effective? A: When a valued team member gives notice, your first impulse may be to counteroffer. […]