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Career advice for good times and bad
By Sharon Golec on Tuesday, May 19th 2020
Recrutement juridique
I was determined not to write a blog with a COVID 19 theme. This crisis has caused enormous suffering and brought grief to many people. It may seem frivolous to think about career evolution right now. Nonetheless, it is a fact that this...
Will the insourcing trend in legal departments continue?
By Sharon Golec on Thursday, December 5th 2019
Management des Directions Juridiques
Between 2010 and 2017, U.S. legal departments increased their size by 40%, while reducing the amount of legal work outsourced to law firms. The same trend can be observed in France, although the percentage of increase in law department size is less than...
What is the ideal profile for a CLOO?
By Sharon Golec on Monday, October 14th 2019
Recrutement juridique
Data mining, metrics, technology solutions…these are not usually the strong points of in-house lawyers or General Counsel. Enter the Chief Legal Operations Officer or CLOO. This rapidly developing function is present in 47% of companies...
Quelles nouvelles compétences pour les professionnelles du droit ?
By Sharon Golec on Tuesday, April 9th 2019
Legal Education
Tel était le thème de la table-ronde du 8 avril proposée par le Club LexisNexis. Parmi les intervenants, tous intéressants, M. Pierre Berlioz, Directeur de l’EFB, a proposé des recommandations concrètes sur les compétences à développer en...
Millennial Lawyers Cause Disruption: Next Steps...
By Sharon Golec on Wednesday, October 24th 2018
Management des Directions Juridiques
By 2025, millennials (born between 1981 and 1999) will represent 75% of the workforce, according to a study by Robert Half. They will soon become the majority, and their preferences will therefore modify business culture. Starting now, how can...
NEW CAREERS FOR TOMORROW'S LAWYERS
By Sharon Golec on Friday, February 16th 2018
Recrutement juridique
Digitalization, commoditization, alternative sourcing…should law students and junior lawyers be concerned about their job prospects? The need for fewer junior lawyers to handle routine tasks, and benefit from training in the process, has been...
LE DROIT: JE T’AIME, MOI NON PLUS
By Philippe Melot on Friday, September 29th 2017
Bilan professionnel pour juristes et avocats
Ils sont nombreux ces juristes qui se sont dirigés vers le droit par défaut plus que par vocation. Un jour ils se réveillent et se disent " je ne m'épanouis pas dans mon travail de juriste". Le droit m'ennuie et j'ennuie le droit. Je t'aime...
Le directeur juridique, cadre dirigeant?
By Philippe Melot on Sunday, February 19th 2017
Management des Directions Juridiques
Une table ronde réunissait le 19 janvier dernier une trentaine de directeurs juridiqus du Cercle Montesquieu au cabinet Jeantet autour du thème "les 100 jours" de l'intégration d'un directeur juridique. Des aspects juridiues comme la notion de...
LA LEGAL TECH OU LES GENERIQUES DU DROIT
By Philippe Melot on Monday, January 9th 2017
Management des Cabinets d'avocats
Branle-bas de combat dans le monde Ô combien conservateur des avocats: face à l’arrivée massive sur le marché français de start-up du droit offrant des services juridiques en ligne le Barreau de Paris a créé en juin dernier sa plateforme de consultation...
Legal Talent Management: best practices
By Sharon Golec on Tuesday, October 11th 2016
Management des Directions Juridiques
When it comes to talent management, in-house lawyers have traditionally been the “poor cousin” of the Human Resources department. An analysis Corporate Counsel magazine’s “Best Legal Departments” of 2016 and of recent articles on...