Dating often begins with hearts, flowers, and Valentine Day cards, but it’s been known to end with harassment, retaliation claims … even jury trials. To protect themselves against lawsuits, a growing number of law firms and other employers are asking dating co-workers to sign so-called “love contracts” that define the nature of their relationship as [...]
Professional women typically make up 30% of the class at top MBA programs, and 40% in part-time programs. But it’s a different story when it comes to executive MBA programs.
EMBA programs usually require a nearly two-year commitment of two long weekends on campus. For these programs, women make up less than 20%, and as low [...]
By Sheila Nielsen, JD/MSW
What are the two words you don’t want to hear in the worst economy since the 1930s?
“You’re fired.”
Let’s face it, though: More than at any time in recent memory, that’s the reality for associates in practice groups without enough work, for associates and partners whose contract position is not [...]
New York City based, with a national practice. Career management for the legal profession. In 20 years, Ms. Odentz has counseled/coached more than 3,000 attorneys and other legal professionals from AmLaw 200 law firms and Fortune 500 companies, and helped them optimize their career potential. Ms. Odentz was formally trained in psychological counseling at Columbia [...]
These days, tuition for executive MBA programs run $40,000 (Univ of Florida) to more than $136,000 (Univ of Pennsylvania’s program at Wharton). But do the most expensive programs offer the best return on investment? Emphatically not! This week, the Wall Street Journal published it’s first rating of the five-year ROI of more than two dozen [...]
Recruiters and law firm leaders say the recent dissolution of several prominent law firms has flooded the lateral market with attorneys in need of employment. And uncertain financial futures at a number of firms are prodding many attorneys to consider their options elsewhere.
So, is this a time to go in-house?
Corporate lawyer-turned-law career consultant [...]
With just 11 weeks to go before Barack Obama’s inauguration, there’s already talk of a “Barack effect” inspiring a new wave of enthusiasm for government and public sector jobs among lawyers and law students. The National Law Journal this week quoted David Stern, executive director of Equal Justice Works, a nonprofit organization that promotes public [...]