Die Kunst, Seiteneinsteiger erfolgreich anzuwerben
am 16.05.2008 von Jurabilis
Most law firms have perfected the art of recruiting at the law student level: Send lawyers to law schools, exchange witty (or dull) banter with a number of future lawyers, bring a percentage of the candidates to the firms office for interviews, make offers and await the flood of acceptances.
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Few firms work as hard to develop a system for recruiting lateral talent. In contrast to the recruiting of inexperienced law students, firms competing for lateral talent face a more educated, and often more skeptical, audience, which makes it even more critical that the process work smoothly and cohesively.
Too often, poor communication, bureaucratic processes, disorganization and misinformation thwart even the best firms efforts. Below is a compilation of anecdotes drawn from actual incidents as a 10-step how-not-to guide on …
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Der Bewerbermarkt
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Very good English for lawyers/Sehr gute Englischkenntnisse als Anwalt
Transblawg / Alexander at Jurabilis links to the site e-fellows, which has a list of recruiting partners in big German law firms saying what qualities they look for if they are going to hire an associate. Alexander points out that the statements...…
Schwieriger Markt
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