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Career Resources
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Communication Skills are Half the Battle in Job Interviews
Nov 2009 Article Download pdf
While legal knowledge is, of course, indispensable, effective communication skills also are increasingly critical in the eyes of hiring managers. In fact, the skill with which attorney candidates ...
Avoiding Networking Blunders
Oct 2009 Article Download pdf
An extensive network of professional contacts is one of the greatest career assets a corporate attorney can have. Most lawyers work hard to establish contacts, particularly in the early stages ...
ACC Chair's Choice: A View from the Frontlines
Oct 2009 Program Material Download pdf
Hear the latest news and views from current and former ACC leaders about life in the legal industry from the corporate and government perspective. First off, learn firsthand what it’s like to move ...
Passion-Powered! Tips to Fuel Your Inhouse Career or Jump Start a New One
Oct 2009 Program Material Download pdf
In these tough economic times, actual or threatened corporate downsizing has forced in-house counsel to take stock of their careers as well as their future in general. Am I valuable enough to the ...
Delegating: An Essential Tool for Difficult Times
Oct 2009 Article Download pdf
As stretched legal teams struggle to keep up with expanded responsibilities, managing attorneys may need to take a more active role in helping staff members set priorities, rebalance their workloads ...
Performance Reviews: Ensuring a Positive Experience
Sep 2009 Article Download pdf
In a difficult business climate, legal departments need to maximize the contributions of all employees and make an extra effort to retain their best people. Performance reviews can be a powerful ...
Strategies to Help a Legal Staff Achieve Peak Performance
Sep 2009 Article Download pdf
As corporate legal departments continue to closely monitor budgets and bring more work in-house, attorneys and support staff must often bear the brunt of fewer resources. Even if the firm has ...
Small Law: Turning Interviews Into Job Offers
ACC Docket Download pdf
Job hunting can be difficult even for the most qualified candidate. Here are some insightful tips on how to turn an interview into a job offer.
Legal Departments Respond to Changing Business Environment
Aug 2009 Article Download pdf
As the recession presses corporate legal departments to look for additional ways to control costs, one result has been a reassessment of the way work is allocated among in-house resources and outside ...
Conducting a Mid-Year Self-Evaluation
Aug 2009 Article Download pdf
Step back from day-to-day priorities to re-visualize the big picture by reviewing specific performance objectives and overall professional goals. A mid-year assessment enables busy lawyers ...
Positioning for Advancement
Jul 2009 Article Download pdf
In today's changed business environment, corporate attorneys can't afford to stand still professionally. Whether their focus is on advancing within their current firm, significantly ...
Managing a Cross-Generational Legal Workforce
Jul 2009 Article Download pdf
For the first time, there are four generations spanning a six-decade age range in the workforce, and sociologists maintain that each generational cohort has been shaped by unique historical, social ...
Grooming a Successor Can Be a Career Steppingstone
Jul 2009 Article Download pdf
Read this article to find out how grooming a successor can be a major steppingstone in your career development. In this article, Robert Half Legal, ACC's Alliance partner for legal staffing services, ...
Musical Chairs: How Today's General Counsel Earns A Seat At The Executive Table
ACC Docket Download pdf
For most corporations, the role of general counsel has expanded far beyond the traditional chief legal officer role. It is an increasingly important and demanding role, not suited for the timid ...
Phased Retirement: Retaining Skilled Workers in a Down Economy
ACC Docket Download pdf
As baby boomers approach their golden years and prepare to exit the working world, they’ve been hit with the reality of a dismal economy coupled with longer life expectancies. Phased retirement has ...
Recruiting, Retaining and Developing Top In-house Talent
ACC Docket Download pdf
It’s not a great time to be looking for a job; similarly, it’s not a great time to lose some of your company’s legal talent. The strength of a law department is in its ability to assemble — and hold ...
Sample Resumes
Jun 2009 Sample Form & Policy Download pdf
Two sample resumes that could be used as models when you are applying for a new job.
Top Ten Things to Consider When You're the First In-House Counsel
Jun 2009 Quick Reference Download pdf
Moving from private practice or an established in-house position to a new in-house position is challenging especially when you're about to become your new employer's first and only ...
Managing and Motivating Legal Teams
May 2009 Article Download pdf
Read this article by ACC Alliance partner Robert Half Legal to learn how to manage and motivate legal teams.
Top Ten Tips for Online Professional Networking in the Legal Community
Apr 2009 Quick Reference Download pdf
Top Ten Tips for Online Professional Networking in the Legal Community
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