“You must appease the Fee God!” my first boss in legal recruiting insisted. He meant that, since the client is the one paying the fee, we must make the client happy. Forty years later, I remember those words and do my best to put them into practice. Candidate services Although recruiters work for the employer-client,…
Emojis, those little pictures we use in all types of online communications, can convey emotional context that words alone cannot and can completely change the meaning of a sentence. They’ve become commonplace, even in business communications, although it’s debatable whether that’s wise. Their precise meaning is open to interpretation, depending upon a number of factors,…
If, like most people, you find coping with existence in the real world confusing enough, the advent of the metaverse is mind-blowing. But it’s here and lawyers are venturing into this brave new world or—more accurately—worlds. Metaverses combine virtual reality and augmented reality devices and blur the lines between the physical and digital. Through visual,…
The lateral attorney market is hotter than ever and, despite offering huge salaries and bonuses plus sometimes almost astronomical signing bonuses, legal employers scramble to fill their openings. Dollar numbers are easy for competitors to match or outmatch; therefore, that strategy provides no real advantage. Organizations must find other ways to differentiate themselves to both…
