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May 2, 2024 | 
feeds.feedblitz.com | Joshua Robbins |Ross Garrett |Trudy Knockless |Ronald Wood
At first glance, California’s Senate Bill 553, aimed at preventing and addressing workplace violence, may not appear directly relevant to workplace investigations. However, within the legislation’s key provisions is a requirement for employers to perform an investigation after any threat or incident of workplace violence.
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Apr 24, 2024 | 
feeds.feedblitz.com | Amanda Bronstad |Dan Roe |Geoffrey D. Ivnik |Ronald Wood
Philadelphia-based Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young is moving into the West Coast, launching an office in Long Beach, California, with the help of 10 attorneys from litigation boutique Keesal, Young & Logan. Securities litigation partner Esther Cho, formerly the chair of Keesal Young’s executive committee, will manage Stradley Ronon’s first outpost west of Chicago, joined by fellow partners David Piper, Neal Robb, Melanie Ronen and Bentley Stansbury, along with five associates.
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Mar 18, 2024 | 
law.com | Ronald Wood |David Gialanella
A recent Law.com article queried whether a couple of recent high-profile lateral moves have been “successful,” and cites a number factors identified in two Major Lindsey & Africa surveys (on law firm culture and lateral partner satisfaction, respectively) that bear upon satisfaction and personal values. These include culture, the ability of a new firm to support and elevate a lateral’s practice, priority given to client service, candor during the interview process, and integration.
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Dec 18, 2023 | 
reuters.com | Ronald Wood
December 18, 2023 - The first piece in this series ended with a discussion of some of the reasons lawyers move. Included among those were what some in the recruiting industry call the three Rs: rates, respect (or lack of it) and restlessness. Though many factors influence an individual lawyer's decision on whether and when to move, gathered together they largely do fall into one of these three buckets.
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Dec 18, 2023 | 
today.westlaw.com | Ronald Wood
(December 18, 2023) - Ronald Wood of Major, Lindsey & Africa discusses leading factors driving lawyers to switch firms, which relate to confidence in management, support for one's practice, culture, and compensation. The first piece in this series ended with a discussion of some of the reasons lawyers move. Included among those were what some in the recruiting industry call the three Rs: rates, respect (or lack of it) and restlessness.
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Nov 30, 2023 | 
reuters.com | Ronald Wood
A man carries a briefcase as he walks near a Jobcentreplus branch in central London May 12, 2009. REUTERS/Toby Melville Acquire Licensing RightsCompaniesMajor Lindsey & AfricaNovember 30, 2023 - The range of public interest law firms and organizations is quite broad: rights groups, government watchdog groups, and Legal Aid Societies to name a few. In addition, quasi-governmental entities, some of which have regulatory functions, shape policy and resolve disputes.
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Nov 30, 2023 | 
today.westlaw.com | Ronald Wood
(November 30, 2023) - Ronald Wood of Major, Lindsey & Africa discusses the range of career possibilities in public interest law, as well as with quasi-governmental entities and professional associations. The range of public interest law firms and organizations is quite broad: rights groups, government watchdog groups, and Legal Aid Societies to name a few. In addition, quasi-governmental entities, some of which have regulatory functions, shape policy and resolve disputes.
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Oct 13, 2023 | 
reuters.com | Ronald Wood
Lawyers walk with their briefcases towards the federal court house in San Diego, California June 22, 2015. REUTERS/Mike Blake Acquire Licensing RightsCompaniesMajor Lindsey & AfricaOctober 13, 2023 - Lawyers in government service or private practice who seek a change in purpose or environment often seek to pursue a position within a corporate law department. There are a number of reasons, and exciting opportunities, that might prompt law firm attorneys to consider making a move in-house.
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Sep 6, 2023 | 
reuters.com | Ronald Wood
Lawyers walk with their briefcases towards the federal court house in San Diego, California June 22, 2015. REUTERS/Mike Blake Acquire Licensing RightsCompaniesMajor Lindsey & AfricaSeptember 6, 2023 - Lawyers interested in government service have a wide range of opportunities to consider. The first question being: at which level of government to serve — federal, state or local? Each presents its own unique set of pros and cons.
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Sep 6, 2023 | 
today.westlaw.com | Ronald Wood
(September 6, 2023) - Ronald Wood of Major, Lindsey & Africa discusses government service for lawyers in different capacities, including at the federal, state and local levels. Lawyers interested in government service have a wide range of opportunities to consider. The first question being: at which level of government to serve — federal, state or local? Each presents its own unique set of pros and cons.
