Texas Legal Recruiter

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft have laid off 96 lawyers. The lawyers all practiced in real estate and securitization and were hit by the subprime meltdown. Due to the economy, the demand for real estate law has drastically decreased.
Recruiters recommend lawyers laid-off by the meltdown consider finance and corporate practices where their skills could be best […]

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A Board of Education in Fayetville is contemplating hiring a search firm to find a replacement for superintendent. The board held a self-conducted search in the Spring and selected  Bryant Superintendent Richard Abernathy. However, Abernathy declined the position.
The current superintendent, Bobby New, is set to retire in June of 2009.  The board had hoped to […]

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Approximately 8,700 jobs have been added in the state of Texas over the past year. That amounts for a 2.3% growth according to the Texas Workforce Commission. This is exceedingly good in comparison to the national average of only 0.2% during the same period.
However, unemployment is still rising. A record low rate of 4.1 percent […]

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Lateral Link was highly criticized when it started its unconventional business plan of paying $10,000 to every associate placed into a firm. However, competition has emerged with Legal Recruiting Authority now giving $20,000 to associates placed.
LRA was started by two law graduates of Northwestern. The recruiters attract members who are junior to midlevel associates in […]

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