Women – Please Don’t Drop Out of Your Career!

I met with a candidate last week who was referred to me by a law firm professional I have known for more than 20 years.  This candidate was looking to re-enter the workforce after being home for 15+ years.  She had a successful career as a Law Firm Administrator and left the industry at a … Continued

Developing Your Career Advisors

We recently presented a career development program for NY LMA’s Future Leader’s SIG. 20+ professionals showed up on a very cold evening to learn how to set and achieve career goals. Many of the attendees have been in legal marketing for less than 3 years. They all brought enthusiasm and an interest in learning more … Continued

Lateral Partner Hiring: The Right Fit

A January 2015 American Lawyer headline read: “2014 was a record year for hiring lateral partners.”  Acquiring partners, who can potentially expand a firm’s business, is a growth strategy in a marketplace with limited new revenues. The experts in lateral partner placement say that the prime motivation for laterals to leave their current firm is … Continued

Happy New Year!

I am very grateful for our incredible success in 2014 and I am excited for what 2015 will bring! None of this would be possible without your trust, support and consideration when you have a job opening, training need, or when you meet a great candidate and send them our way. I am deeply appreciative … Continued

Current Market Trends for Marketing & BD

2014 has been a great year, and for this Wisnik Weekly blog we wanted to share with you our findings from our most recent Law Firm Marketing/BD Survey. This year we received survey responses from 262 legal Marketing and BD professionals from across three markets: New York, DC, and Chicago.  Here are the top trends we observed: … Continued

What Turns Top Talent Off

The job market has been hot! Law firms are actively hiring and our biggest challenge is finding top talent, especially in Public Relations and Business Development. Even though the demand for talent is high, some Firms are conducting interviews in a way that is “turning off” top candidates. I bet you can still recall the … Continued

Real Simple Article & BD/Marketing Survey

It’s that time of year – the days are getting shorter as the weather gets cooler!  All of this makes it hard to get going some mornings.  So here is a link to an article I was recently quoted in, by Real Simple, which offers 5 Tricks for an Efficient Morning. On another note, over … Continued

Goodbye to an Amazing Summer!

It was truly an amazing summer between my son Jake’s Bar Mitzvah in Poland, 7 placements, 10 Interview Training programs and the magnificent weather; I am deeply grateful! Our goal in having our youngest son Jake’s Bar Mitzvah in Poland was to have a meaningful rite of passage. The ceremony took place in Zamosc, the … Continued

Step Out of Your Comfort Zone

Since January, I have been challenging myself to “Step way out of my comfort zone!” Every morning on my way to work, I write in my iPhone’s memo section; I have been doing this for years to “focus” myself for the day ahead.  But beginning this year, I started writing: “Today I am going to … Continued