Here in the tri-state area, legal hiring in the life sciences industry is heating up. If you are someone who always had an interest in working in the medical or science field, but chose law school instead; if you are … [more]
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“Develop the Range of a CEO”
According to Harvard Law School’s Center on the Legal Profession, adept in-house lawyering requires a range of complementary competencies, and it has been Princeton Legal Search Group’s experience that these competencies or skill sets can be the tie breaker when … [more]
What’s Hot & What’s Not in the In-House Marketplace Today: Emphasizing the Skills Sets that are Transferable to Any Industry
You have heard it before – and you will most likely hear the phrase again – that ‘the only thing constant is change.’ That phrase applies to many situations, and the current state of the market on in-house counsel hiring … [more]
Should Your Next Strategic Hire be A Legal Ops Professional?
In the 2019 State of Corporate Law Departments Improving the Impact of Legal Services, innovation was a key theme and sets the stage for the context of continual change- in the ever changing world of work. “Innovation incorporates a whole host of … [more]
Are You Ready For The In-House Interview?
Landing that in-house job of your dreams starts with the interview process. Do not make the mistake of assuming that your charming personality and ability to ‘think on your feet’ will carry you through the various, long rounds of in-depth … [more]
Trendspotting – Are You Ready?
As an owner in a legal search practice, a number of legal recruiting articles come across my screen on a daily basis. It occurs to me that anyone could get lost in the quagmire of information on what’s hot, what’s … [more]
Growing Your Team – A Streamlined Approach (It can happen faster than you think)
We were recently engaged by a public company to lead a national search for its next General Counsel. We launched the search in October and had an offer and acceptance before New Years. Extraordinary and beyond what you can expect … [more]
A Radical Approach to Career Transition
Quite often a lawyer will approach a career change with limited perspective or experience in understanding the scope of a career transition. This is the case when changing companies, changing industries, moving from a law firm to an in-house role … [more]
Welcoming Technology Into the New Year
There are many predictions for 2019, so we thought we would steer away from piling on with more predictions. Instead, we thought it would be beneficial to share our “top five” technology resources that we use or which General Counsel … [more]
Does Corporate Culture Matter?
A hot topic of conversation lately at conferences, in articles and in our conversations with attorneys and our clients is corporate culture- what is it and why does it matter? The question in part may be driven by millennials influencing … [more]