Summer law-firm jobs on the rebound, but slowly – Do you plan more hiring?

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A recent article from Thomson Reuters News & Insight stated -

“The worst of the summer-hiring slump for law students may be over, according to law school administrators and management consultants.”

“A pickup in litigation and transactional work over the last year, along with projections of modestly better revenue and earnings for 2012, is prompting some law firms to reinvigorate their summer hiring plans, said Paula Alvary, principal of consulting firm Hoffman Alvary, which advises law firms on strategy and management.”

The entire article can be reviewed by visiting http://preview.tinyurl.com/7akmb6w

Question? – Do you or your firm plan to hire summer help this year? What are your thoughts, either way?

Fun Event – Warner Norcross Hosts Fundraiser, Decorates Bags for Kids’ Food Basket

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The Grand Rapids office of Warner Norcross & Judd LLP will once again host a fundraising event to benefit the Kids’ Food Basket of Grand Rapids.

The weeklong fundraising event, themed “We ♥ Kids,” will take place Feb. 13-17.  Attorneys and staff will take part in a friendly competition between the six floors of the downtown law firm to collect juice boxes as well as cash donations that will be used to purchase additional juice boxes.  The goal is to raise enough juice boxes to help Kids’ Food Basket remove one school from its waiting list. Continue reading →

To Host or Not to Host: Is That the Question?

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An excellent article written by Mike Robins and published by Attorney at Law Magazine – January 2012 -

This article speaks to the options available to law firms, small and large, and their Information Technology needs and how best to analyze them, plan for them, and implement them.

It is an in depth article which you can read in its entirety by visiting http://preview.tinyurl.com/7xtv4ra

Congratulations to Rodney D. Martin – Appointed to Serve on New State Bar Diversity & Inclusion Advisory Committee

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Rodney D. Martin, the Diversity Partner with the law firm Warner Norcross & Judd LLP, has been appointed to serve on the new Diversity and Inclusion Advisory Committee for the State Bar of Michigan. Continue reading →