One Way Not to Get the Job: Interview From Your Bed If These Résumés Could Talk is a Wall Street Journal feature in which recruiters and headhunters share their wildest and most interesting stories. Previous installments of the series are here. By Francesca Fontana June 6, 2024 at 9:00 pm ET This article includes 4 outrageous Interview fails - including one from our own, Chere Estrin...
Our own Legal Staffing Experts, Chere Estrin and Lynda Stevens, were contacted by Law360 regarding this year’s bombshell fallout of hate, sexism and antisemitism that blew up Daugherty Lordan LLP and still roils & Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP. Excerpt of Article Below: Daugherty Lordan, Lewis Brisbois Exits JoltRecruiting MarketBy Xiumei DongLaw360 (August 23, 2023,...
. Are You Pretty Enough For Your Job?
Originally Posted on here November 19, 2021 (republished by Paralegal Brief in early 2022) by Chere Estrin Editors Note: This article struck a chord with many of our readers resulting in a huge outpouring of comments. It even spawned an article in Fortune Magazine.
Some time back, I was on the cover of a legal trade publication. I was so excited. The...
. Adding Value To The Firm – Are You In Or Out?
Originally Posted on May 18, 2022 by Nora Boghossian We often talk about how to get a job but why don’t we talk enough about keeping a job?
“You are going to have to kick me out, because I’m not going anywhere.” I remember saying that to my boss one day. They knew my loyalty to the firm. I showed it by keeping myself apprised of...
. Two Unbelievable Reasons Why Paralegal Resumes Get Tossed Originally Posted on January 19, 2022 by Chere Estrin Are You Guilty of This? By Chere B. Estrin Are you sending your paralegal resume out with little or no response? Are you thinking about seeking a new position but not sure whether your resume will meet the test? Let’s talk turkey. I hear over and over from paralegals...
by Sonya Sigler “Who are you?” asked Bill Campbell, Intuit’s CEO at the time I was sitting in his office discussingbusiness schools. I fumbled around for an answer, meandering all over the place, feeling not atall sure I had answered his question. Next he asked, “Who is Sonya Sigler?” Yeah, this question just confirmed that I really hadn’tanswered his first question. More fumbling...
by Sonya Sigler Have you seen a colleague get promoted over you and wondered why? Or thought to yourself, ‘What are they doing that I’m not?’ The truth of the matter is that they know how to self-promote. I know, we’ve all been given messages that self-promotion is bad, or it feels icky and profoundly uncomfortable. That means we don’t do it, or we avoid it, or if we attempt it, we do...
Having a goal matters for your career path and for your continued success. by Sonya Sigler I worked for a crazy man who made our entire legal department miserable - with his micromanaging, his ever-changing priorities, the shifting directions that felt like quick-sand, and his Friday afternoon crisis that would ‘require’ working over the weekend to handle. Migraines, which I had never...
The team here at Estrin Report and Estrin Legal Staffing is very proud of Chere. Chere is a beautifully unique individual that not only seems to possesses what seems to be an unending supply of energy - she also has a heart of gold, with what a spirit that radiates enthusiasm and encouragement for others. She encourages others to grow, to be better and reach their potential. She has invested a...
By Chere Estrin What does it take to become a successful lawyer in your particular niche or practice area? In a series of in-depth interviews for the Estrin Report, Chere Estrin profiles top lawyers from all types of practices. In this column, we zero in on their top tips. This week, we feature Emily Weber of Foley & Lardner LLP. Emily Weber Managing PartnerFoley & Lardner...
