Even though you have a job in the legal field, it may not be ideal for you. Perhaps you’ve run out of growth opportunities with your new employer, or you simply don’t mesh with your team. Whatever the reason, you may wish to start a job search without severing ties with your current employer. Here’s… Read More »
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How You Can Make Your Business More Tech-Savvy
Studies show that businesses face threats to their bottom line and future competitiveness when they’re slow to adopt technological tools. The effect appears across industries, and it even affects the legal profession. While tech tools can improve business processes, tech for tech’s sake isn’t enough. Instead, law firms and legal departments must first understand the… Read More »
Promoting Diversity in Your Legal Department
As an organization grows and its legal department expands, a need for diverse viewpoints becomes ever more important to the organization’s ability to spot, prevent or address legal issues. As a result, department heads and human resources teams often work to foster diversity in the legal department. Use the following tips to build diversity within… Read More »
4 Signs of a Great Legal Support Recruiter in Toronto
When you need a new legal support team member, you don’t need “just anyone.” You need an experienced candidate with the skills, work ethic, and personality to fit well with your team – and you need a recruiter who can help you find those candidates within your hiring budget. Here are four signs you’ve found… Read More »
Legal Job Offer: Create a Litmus Test for Evaluating an Offer
Receiving a job offer is a thrilling moment, as well as a vindication of your hard work on the job hunt. But simply receiving an offer doesn’t guarantee that this position or firm is the right fit for you. To evaluate and compare job offers effectively, it’s wise to devise a “litmus test” for job… Read More »
Being Resilient: How to Bounce Back After Missing out on a Great Job
Today’s legal support job market is more competitive than ever before. For every successful candidate, there might be several rejections. This is a fact of life when it comes to your search – however, it doesn’t make it any easier. It’s a Candidates’ Market Professionals who have avoided the job market for years are now… Read More »
Five Strategies to Increase Productivity in Your Legal Department
In a legal department, the work is never done. When pressing issues are addressed, there are emerging and “sleeping” issues to contend with. As a result, the question of productivity and efficiency looms. How can a legal department get more done in less time – and ensure everyone is focusing on the most important matters?… Read More »
What Attracts Top Legal Support Talent in Toronto?
Finding good legal support talent can be tough. Attracting the best professional talent available can seem even more impossible – especially if your organization is small or your recruiting budget is limited. Fortunately, you don’t have to settle for mediocre staff. By working with a recruiter who specializes in placing legal support talent, you can… Read More »
Feeling Dissatisfied in your Legal Support Career? Here’s What to Do
Working as a legal support professional can be challenging, thought-provoking, and even fulfilling. But if you’re finding it harder and harder to walk into work every day, it may be time to rethink your career approach. Here’s how. Ask yourself, “Why did I choose this career?” Start your evaluation by remembering why you chose legal… Read More »
Do You Know How to Conduct a Performance Review? Follow This Quick-Start Guide
The start of the year is also the start of annual performance reviews for many law firms and legal departments in the Toronto area. Since performance reviews tend to occur yearly, many supervisors find their skills get rusty from year to year. If you’re having trouble remembering how to give a solid review, here’s a… Read More »