Hiring/Talent


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    Career success as a lawyer also means good mental well-being: coach

    Focusing on internal goals and nurturing your relationships are critical for managing anxiety and avoiding job burnout, a psychology coach says.

    By Oct. 24, 2024
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    Opinion

    Employers must be mindful of salary and duties tests for overtime exemption

    To prevent costly consequences, employers must proactively review employee classifications, writes Lee Jacobs, a partner at Barclay Damon.

    By Lee Jacobs • Oct. 23, 2024
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    DOL guidelines for workplace AI center employee needs, job quality

    The agency’s principles for responsible AI use in the workplace focus heavily on employee rights and how the technology should improve working conditions.

    By Oct. 21, 2024
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    US corporate commitment to diversity in decline, McKinsey says

    “Progress is surprisingly fragile, especially for women of color, who continue to be underrepresented at every level” of the corporate hierarchy, McKinsey said.

    By Jim Tyson • Oct. 2, 2024
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    Higher GC compensation usually means less cash and more equity, bonuses

    As in-house counsel assume more roles, companies are focusing their compensation on performance metrics, two executive pay experts said.

    By Sept. 26, 2024
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    DOL rolls out inclusive hiring framework focused on employer AI use

    The Partnership on Employment and Accessible Technology and the Office of Disability Employment Policy developed the learning and development resources together.

    By Caroline Colvin • Sept. 25, 2024
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    Deep Dive

    No, not all companies are abandoning diversity, equity and inclusion. Here’s why.

    Amid a high-profile backlash, many businesses are scrutinizing their policies. But the vast majority end up sticking with DEI, in part because it’s key to growth.

    By Daphne Howland • Sept. 23, 2024
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    ‘Active times’ for employment law as courts wade through new rules

    State mandates, an EEOC guidance update on workplace harassment and the end of Chevron deference have injected uncertainty into employment law.

    By Sept. 18, 2024
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    Court tosses journalists’ ‘reverse discrimination’ challenge to Gannett’s diversity policy

    The plaintiffs still have a chance to amend their complaint to sufficiently allege a cause of action for disparate treatment, the court said.

    By Laurel Kalser • Sept. 17, 2024
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    Corporate counsel merit raises averaged 4% in 2023: salary survey

    In-house lawyers have very different views of their work-life balance satisfaction depending on whether they work fully remote or in the office, according to an annual survey.

    By Sept. 17, 2024
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    Wendy’s hires US operations lead, chief legal officer as executive shuffle continues

    The burger brand remade much of its leadership this year as it looks to return to net unit growth in the U.S.

    By Aneurin Canham-Clyne • Sept. 16, 2024
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    Legal chief is at center of Norfolk Southern CEO’s ouster

    After quickly rising to the top legal seat, Nabanita Nag was let go, along with her boss, Alan Shaw, after the two were found to be having an affair.

    By Sept. 12, 2024
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    Q&A

    Lessons from a legal career in the military, the NFL and government

    As he leaves pro football, lawyer Todd Jones discusses NFL conduct rules and how states could fill federal regulatory gaps under a second Trump term.

    By Sept. 11, 2024
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    White House calls for stronger labor standards across federal agencies

    The federal government considers itself a “model employer,” in that private sector employers often follow its lead.

    By Kathryn Moody • Sept. 10, 2024
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    The fintech CEO who is becoming a frequent flier with SpaceX

    On Jared Isaacman’s second trip to space, the billionaire plans to become the first private spacewalker. Shift4 investors will need to follow space news to learn about it.

    By Sept. 8, 2024
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    Molson Coors latest company to revise DEI policy

    The beer giant will no longer participate in a scoring system by the Human Rights Campaign and will tie executive incentives to business performance, not “aspirational representation goals.”

    By Christopher Doering • Sept. 5, 2024
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    OSHA sets late December comment deadline for extreme heat standard

    The agency’s proposed rule would require employers to develop heat injury and illness prevention plans, among other actions.

    By Ryan Golden • Aug. 30, 2024
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    A&M Search to apply data model to in-house legal talent searches

    Global consulting firm Alvarez & Marsal gives a new affiliate a platform for applying analytics to general counsel and corporate lawyer placements.

    By Dylan Drury • Aug. 28, 2024
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    How you negotiate equity pay as important as the amount you reach, legal leaders say

    Arriving at private company valuations is as much art as science, so veteran in-house lawyers say don’t get wedded to certain stock assessments.

    By Aug. 27, 2024
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    5th Circuit tosses DOL’s tip credit final rule

    The department’s “80/20” guidance for dual job workers is inconsistent with the Fair Labor Standards Act, the court held.

    By Ryan Golden , Aneurin Canham-Clyne • Aug. 26, 2024
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    How some legal teams are saving money, keeping talent and integrating AI

    Tighter budgets have made retaining in-house lawyers difficult but C-suite executives tend to be willing to fund efficiency-oriented AI tools, legal operations leaders say.

    By Aug. 23, 2024
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    Q&A

    PlanSource’s new GC talks risk and how she thinks about AI in legal ops

    The employee benefits administrator hired Jenny Zador this summer to help build its legal team and position the company for future growth.

    By Aug. 22, 2024
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    Are DEI rollbacks widespread? Depends on who you talk to, experts say

    Men and Republicans are more likely to hear about them, Morning Consult researchers said.

    By Caroline Colvin • Aug. 21, 2024
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    $532K is median pay for public company CCOs, search firm says

    The $316K median pay for the equivalent role at private companies is almost 70% less and for those at nonprofits the pay is almost 95% less, a survey by BarkerGilmore finds.

    By Aug. 14, 2024
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    Mental wellness a struggle for many in-house lawyers

    A well-being toolkit for attorneys aims to spur engagement and action concerning a health topic many find difficult to discuss.

    By Aug. 12, 2024