Partner Recruited Back To Skadden After Retirement At 69
Sheli Rosenberg
Skadden retired partner, Sheli Rosenberg, was recruited back to the firm after almost 10 years of retirement at the age of 69. She will focus on business development and mentoring women attorneys at the the firm. Read more…
Law School Grads Face Tough Job Market
Law school grads do not have it as easy as new lawyers did not too many years ago. Starting salaries are lower than in the past and open positions are fewer. Read more…
Opportunities For Patent Attorneys In Boston
I am working with top firms in Boston to help them find patent prosecution associates. Electrical Engineers, Computer Engineers, Computer Scientists and Physicists and people with experience in lasers, semiconductors and optics. Patent agents with the intention of going to law school are also needed. Zero to five years experience. Must be admitted to the USPTO. Call Michael today at 585-388-6440 or send him an email.
Making Your Resume As Strong As Possible
Successfully getting a job as an attorney (associate or partner) at a law firm is never easy because there are a number of people for most every attorney job out there.
Resumes are important because they can be the sole reason you make it to an interview or get a rejection letter. One of the best ways to make your resume stronger is to make sure it includes specific and measurable accomplishments. Have you helped your firm make money, reduce costs, attract new clients or done other things that have benefited the firm. Give this some thought and include these items on your resume. The best place to put them is in the bullet points under each specific job you have had. Use measurable results to illustrate your accomplishments.
Estate Planning Associate – Boston
Estate Planning Associate – Great opportunity with a top firm in Boston for an experienced (4 or more years) Estate Planning associate. Must have experience with both Massachusetts and Federal estate taxes and fiduciary income taxation, estate planning including “estate freezing” techniques such as Grantor Retained Annuity Trusts and Qualified Personal Residence Trusts; valuation principles and asset value discounting techniques; business succession and charitable planning; and trust administration. Please do not reply if you do not have the experience required. Contact Michael Bloch at Michael Bloch Associates, Inc. – 585-388-6440 – www.MichaelBlochSearch.com – mb @ MichaelBlochSearch.com
Law Firms Rethink Pay System For Associates
According to Boston.com, Boston’s top law firms are dramatically changing how they pay young lawyers, adapting to a changing market by adopting Wall Street-style compensation systems that rely on performance bonuses for large shares of annual earnings.
Major law firms have traditionally hired junior lawyers at read more
Why Resumes Don’t Work Anymore
Most people don’t realize that sending resumes and replying to job postings is statistically unlikely to result in actually getting an interview, let alone a job. Today’s Internet age has made responding to job postings and almost effortless task. This makes it very easy for job seekers to literally send hundreds of resumes every day. So many resumes came in that they can’t possibly look at all of them. A few are pulled out that look good and the rest never get considered.
Don’t Be A Lobster
Don't Be Like A Lobster On A Rock
“A lobster, when left high and dry among the rocks, has not the instinct and enough energy to work its way back to the sea, but waits for the sea to come to it. If the sea does not come the lobster remains where it is and dies. Although the slightest effort would have enabled it to reach the waves, which are perhaps within a yard.
The world is full of human lobsters: People stranded on the rocks of indecision and procrastination, who, instead of putting forth their own energies, are waiting for some grand billow of good fortune to set them afloat.” - Dr. Orrison Swett Marden
Taking Action – The Key To Massive Success
Making a move from one firm to another can be a real boost to your career. If you are absolutely happy and there is nothing you wish was different at your current job, there is probably no reason to leave. However, if you are not all that happy and you would be happier at a another firm with different people and new opportunities, then you owe it to yourself to find out what opportunities may be out there that are perfect for you. And, that’s where a good recruiter can be of value. A good recruiter will take the time to understand your wants and desires so you can be alerted to opportunities that are likely to be of interest. Helping attorneys, just like you, advance their careers is what I do best. Let me know if I can help you. www.MichaelBlochSearch.com