Texas Legal Recruiter

The 118 year old San Francisco law firm Heller Ehrman appears to be close to dissolving. The chairman of the firm explained that the board would vote on whether or not to dissolve the firm today. However, he also said that the vote would be mostly a formality, and that dissolution is imminent.
While large firms […]

[Read more →]

The University of Pennsylvania and Wharton School are launching a 3 year J.D. and M.B.A. program. The program will include a first year in the Law School followed by a balance of Law and Wharton classes from the first summer until the end of the third year. This is the country’s first completely integrated 3 […]

[Read more →]

Most interns expect to be evaluated on the work they do while in the office. However, many firms are looking to social outings to find out more about their prospective employees. By placing the interns outside of the office, the company is able to find out more about their interns character and talents.
Instead of a […]

[Read more →]

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 […]

[Read more →]

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 […]

[Read more →]