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The Strategic Workforce Solutions News reporters are always on the lookout for items of interest to our clients, employees and candidates — from upcoming conferences, to staffing trends, to the industry buzz across our multiple disciplines. Visit some interesting links below from our news archives — and watch for future updates: ARE ASSOCIATE LAYOFFS HEADING EAST? Thomas Adcock Everyone in the New York legal world, from the nail-biters to those who say they’ll remain unaffected, has been talking about the recent layoffs in California. But so far, while there has been talk of firms reassigning associates and scaling back on hiring targets, no major layoffs have surfaced. Still, many wonder whether the subtle signs of disturbance in New York law firm hiring practices are a precursor to layoffs. LAWYER WANT-ADS DROP, THOSE FOR STAFF FALL FARTHER Sandy Lovell The number of lawyer-wanted ads in New Jersey’s
legal newspapers is down 4.5 percent this year, while the drop in
ads for support staff is steeper at 26 percent. But legal recruiters
say the declines reflect only economic caution, IT’S ‘ALLY MCBEAL’ MEETS ‘CHEERS’ Bruce Balestier It may be a misconception that big-firm attorneys spend much of their time in good restaurants, but for Victoria Watson it is literally true. An associate who practices real estate law, Watson has worked out a three-days-a-week schedule with her firm that allows her to attend to her other career — running the 115-year-old restaurant her family owns in Cape May, New Jersey. TEMP AGENCY TEMPTS SKADDEN ASSOCIATES Bruce Balestier Two burned-out big-firm associates decided enough was enough and started their own temp agency. Luckily their timing was impeccable and the business took off. As for associates who find themselves struggling under the demands of big-firm practice, former associate Elihu Gordis offered this advice: “Change can be good.” CONTRACT LAWYERING CATCHES ON Tamara Loomis Lawyers used to consider their career to be much like a marriage. They stayed with the first firm they joined until they either made partner or moved on to another promising opportunity. These days, an increasing number of lawyers are opting for a less orthodox relationship. Whether they are described as freelance, wholesale, contract or temp lawyers, the idea is similar — they work for other lawyers on an as-needed basis, usually for an hourly fee. TEMPTING WORK Michael D. Goldhaber Psst. Wanna make up to $175 an hour and name your own hours? This is not an infomercial come-on or a hallucination brought on by an all-nighter. It’s a real job description that attracts former partners, Fortune 500 counsel and at least one assistant attorney general of the United States. It’s called temping.
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