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Hiring & Firing refers to the process of recruiting, interviewing and offering employment and the process of evaluating performance and dismissing employees. Hiring & Firing is a highly regulated area and can create tremendous liability for employers who fail to properly adhere to acceptable employment practices. Some of the potential pitfalls in this area stem from discriminatory hiring practices, improper performance evaluations, and retaliatory firings.  less -
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Rightsizing Reshapes the Legal Industry for the first half of 2024

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A wave of rightsizing is washing over the legal industry, according to a new mid-year analysis by Leopard Solutions. Following a period of rapid growth, law firms are now prioritizing efficiency and profitability, leading to...more

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Leopard Solutions Law Firm Index: Key Areas for Firms to Make the Leaderboard

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Law firms are increasingly being measured not just on their financial success but also on metrics like diversity, lateral retention, and strategic growth. The Leopard Solutions Law Firm Index (LLFI) offers a comprehensive...more

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Expanding In-House Counsel's Understanding of the Legal Industry Landscape

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The legal landscape is in a constant state of flux, entwined with ongoing judicial and political changes. This reality underscores the importance of in-house counsel developing a robust understanding of legal intelligence....more

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Advancing Women in Law

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In the halls of prestigious law firms, a quiet revolution is underway. Gender diversity, long a focal point of discussion and advocacy, is making strides, albeit gradually. A recent Leopard Solutions State of Industry...more

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White Employee Fired Amidst Corporate Diversity Initiative Wins Discrimination Claim But Loses Multi-Million Dollar Punitive...

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Plaintiff, a white man, was a strong performer in his role before he was fired and replaced by three women, two of whom were racial minorities, amid a Diversity and Inclusion initiative that included a call to restructure the...more

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Leopard Solutions Releases the 2023 State of The Legal Industry with Insights to Better Navigating the Legal Industry for 2024.

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In the bustling legal landscape, staying ahead of the curve is essential for industry leaders aiming to navigate challenges and foster strategic growth. Leopard Solutions recently released its much-anticipated annual white...more

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Top Leopard Solutions Tools and Reports in 2023 Revealing What Key Legal Intelligence Firms Need

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This year has presented many challenges across various sectors, marked by geopolitical tensions, energy market imbalances, persistent inflation, and rising interest rates, prompting concerns about a potential U.S. recession....more

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Elevating Your Partner Recruiting Strategy to Attract Top Talent

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The realm of law firm hiring partners presents a distinct set of challenges when it comes to attracting high-caliber talent. This level of legal practice demands a unique combination of legal expertise, business acumen, and a...more

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Diversity in Law: Expressed through Geography

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Ever since a watershed ruling by the Supreme Court of the United States effectively gutted affirmative action protections, the question of how to advance the cause of equal opportunity for underrepresented groups has been...more

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Revealing How Large Companies Conduct Legal Talent Acquisition for Corporate Growth

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Have you ever wondered how Fortune 500 companies structure their legal departments and acquire in-house legal talent for growth? A recent Leopard Solutions webinar provided an exclusive look into this intriguing process....more

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Concerns About Corporate DEI Are Real in the Post Harvard/UNC World

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In 2021, in Duvall v. Novant Health, a North Carolina jury awarded a former white Novant Health executive over $3 million dollars in actual damages based on race discrimination allegations centering around assertions that...more

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The Leopard Solutions State of the Legal Industry Report Highlights a Year of Recalibration as the Industry Struggled to Adjust to...

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Legal Intelligence provider Leopard Solutions' latest annual state of the legal industry report noted the volatile 2022 as a year of correction with much hiring and attorney movement across the industry. Gender and diversity...more

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Key takeaways from the retail buzz coffee chat with the Hogan Lovells NY team

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On 24 January 2023, the Hogan Lovells New York Retail Team hosted a coffee chat webinar discussing cross-practice predictions concerning the retail sector for the coming year. The event featured Hogan Lovells partners Meryl...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

Compliance Today - February 2023. Recruiting for the compliance office in a tight market

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The last couple of years had seen employment in healthcare sputter to serious lows during “the great resignation” when one in five healthcare workers left their jobs and then skyrocketing employment growth, increasing by over...more

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Why Law Firms Should Utilize Business Intelligence to Enhance Their Marketing Strategy

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The shifting economic landscape can be a mystery for law practices—the threat of a recession may have many looking to reduce their workforce or consolidate, while others may take this as an opportunity to expand. As law firms...more

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$10 Million “Reverse” Race & Gender Discrimination Verdict Gives DE&I Programs a Halloween Fright

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For the past several years, companies have been focused on creating and executing meaningful diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) programs to address the multi-faceted challenges—and opportunities—of diversifying their...more

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The Impact of the Pandemic on Corporate Work Culture

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As many workers flee their current jobs, burnout and lack of growth opportunities are being cited as two of the biggest reasons. ...more

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Hiring: Throw a Wider Net for Bottom Line and Commonwealth

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We are just beginning to move into what we hope will be a “post-COVID” world.  At the same time, responding to race-related tragedies, companies are struggling with how to address the structural inequities infecting our...more

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(E)ESG - Why It Matters to Employment Experts

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In our hyper-transparent and increasingly joined up world, the concepts of corporate social responsibility and socially responsible investing are gaining greater currency. Over the last decade, and catalysed by COVID-19 over...more

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[Webinar] The New Restrictive World of Business Immigration: Strategies to Hire and Maintain Foreign Talent - January 14th, 2:00...

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Join Ulmer for a live webinar on January 14 at 2 p.m. (ET) as Partner David W. Leopold discusses what corporate counsel must know about navigating increasingly complicated policies aimed at business immigration....more

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