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🔥 What's Hot? 🔥 A quick peek back at Q4 2023 before we charge forward into the New Year. Top Practice Areas - Attorney Moves in Chicago (10/1/23-12/31/23) 1] Litigation 2] Corporate 3] Intellectual Property 4] Labor and Employment 5] Bankruptcy No surprises at the top. But, notably, Bankruptcy cracked the Top 5 for the first time in 2023 and IP proved resilient as it ranked Top 3 in all but one quarter this year. Would you benefit from a deep-dive into your practice area/location as we enter the Q1 2024 hiring market? I'm glad to prepare a custom market analysis for you: 📧 [email protected] #lawjobs #legaljobs #chicagolawer #legalrecruitment #lateralhiring #marketmonday

In 2024 at MLA's Hire an Esquire, Atlanta is quickly becoming our top hot spot for permanent associate hiring! This report on the Atlanta market outlook mirrors what we're seeing amongst small and mid-size firms: ➡ Commercial litigation is booming and firms can't hire litigation associates fast enough ➡ Hybrid is ok, but fully remote is not the Atlanta culture, expect to come into the office at least a few days a week ➡ IP demand is on the rise with more tech presence in Atlanta #mlaglobal #hireanesquire #atlantalaw

Tried and true advice from Roger Garceau on how interim lawyers can benefit an organization on tight budget and attorneys looking for new opportunities. #mlainterim #mlaglobal #legalstaffing #legalcommunity

Happy Tuesday! Good luck to my ⚡ 9 candidates ⚡ interviewing. The summer slump is officially over, and I haven’t seen this level of activity since Q1. Here are the roles my candidates are interviewing for: Investment Management (UNPOSTED) M&A (UNPOSTED) Tech Transactions Financial Services Litigation (UNPOSTED) IP Litigation (UNPOSTED) International Trade (UNPOSTED) ERISA Compliance (UNPOSTED) Let’s connect—I’m excited to get you results. #RecruitWithRhea #CravathScale #SummerBonuses #LawFirmRetention #LawFirmHiring #LawFirmCareers #LegalHiring #LegalCareers #LateralHiring #LateralRecruitment #AmLaw

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The in-house legal market is warming up! Over the past 12 months, we saw a slow down in hiring. But, it seems that the market is starting to gain strength. Talking with GCs at VCs, it sounds like their workload is picking up and we're seeing the knock on effect with hiring in the tech space. Businesses focusing on profitability have increased the sizes of their sales teams and the demand for commercial counsels is high. I'm hiring for a few roles currently that are worth mentioning: - Head of Commercial Law (Berlin) - Commercial Counsel (Berlin or remote) - Legal Counsel - Commercial, IP, IT, Privacy (Berlin) DM for more info. #Legal #LegalJobs #InHouseCounsel

As we are well into Q1 2024, here are a few reflections for attorneys: · Corporate lawyer opportunities appear to be making a moderate comeback, especially in the ECVC space. There are a number of openings in the Bay Area, Southern California, Denver, and Salt Lake City. · Data privacy, cyber security, AI, and renewable energy appear to be areas of focus for 2024 as firms grow out their practice groups. · Lateral hiring peaked in August 2023 before tailing off at the end of the year. There appears to be an uptick in lateral associate and partner hiring. Note this may be a seasonality factor which will need to be assessed over the next few quarters.

Law firm attorneys - after a down 2023 in hiring, we are really seeing pick-up in the market across practice areas. Lots of new openings, including many unpublished, we are working on at Top Tier Legal Search for our firm clients. Exciting 2024 in hiring ahead! DM me or email [email protected] to learn more. Hiring has been picking up in M&A, funds, cap markets, litigation, gov contracts, and IP including patent litigation and technology transactions. Especially exciting trend for the corporate market where 2023 was marked with layoffs and significant work slow downs across many firms. #legalrecruiting #lawjobs #legaljobs #legalrecruitment #lawfirms #legalhiring #legalcareers

Growing a law firm is both exciting and scary. This week I started the process to add a 4th member to our team. When it comes to taking action in my law firm, I almost never hesitate. A challenge comes up. I immediately formulate a plan. And start executing. However, when it comes to hiring new staff, I start to hesitate. Is this the right time to hire? What happens if there is a reduction in new cases? Should I wait until (fill in excuse)? Then I force myself to focus on all of the positive reasons why hiring now makes sense. With a new team member, we can: - Take some pressure off of current team members - Increase the speed in which cases are processed - Provide results to clients at a much faster pace - Increase cash flow month over month Growing a law firm is both exciting and scary. But facing and overcoming the scary times is the best part. Right? #lawfirm #probate