The Lawyers Career Blog

It has been a bumpy ride for corporations, and the economy in general, over the last few years.  Indeed, managing a legal department in any company, big or small, is not for the faint of heart.  Not only is the … [more]

We all know the basics of getting a job.  You need to spruce up your resume.  You use that resume to get some interviews.  An employer, at some point, will make you an offer.  Finally, you close the deal.  Simple, … [more]

1. The Best Lawyers are not easy to recruit: Lawyers by definition are risk averse and often the best lawyers are not actively looking for a career change, are not visible on Linkedin (or other media channels) and may never … [more]

We all know that “throwing money at a problem” is not the way to fix it.  Back in the day, government and corporate leaders alike believed that directing more financial resources towards a thorny issue would, somehow, magically fix the … [more]

How “Flexing your Style” Helps You Become a Leader in Your Organization “Meet people where they are.”  That one phrase, that one small piece of advice, speaks volumes for people who want to become leaders in their organization. Let’s break … [more]

Today, the meaning of race in America is a complicated matter. About 31% of the U.S. population is currently African-American, or Hispanic- and Latino-American, yet less than 10% of the leaders of the largest American companies are non-white.  In the … [more]

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]

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]

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]

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]