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Regulatory Advances Move to Practice - LegalZoom announced it has filed for an alternative business structure license in Arizona. This license would allow the company to operate as a non-lawyer-owned law firm and employ attorneys to advise clients directly. More here.
Conga Acquires Contract Wrangler- The contract management firm announced its acquisition of Contract Wrangler to "extend its ability to help companies manage their revenue contracts". More here.
Legal Jobs See Huge Recovery in Pandemic Jobs Lost- The latest Bureau of Labor Statistics jobs report shows 3,300 legal jobs were added in the month of July. 66% of legal jobs lost between March and April 2020 have been recovered to law offices and in-house legal teams. More here.
Legal startups are booming - 2021 has already brought us five new legaltech unicorns and several IPOs. More here.
Morae Global Corp. Acquires Adaptive Solutions - Morae announced this week that it has acquired the US-based systems integration and consulting services provider Adaptive Solutions. More here.
Reed Smith Launches DaTA Transfer Pathway - The BigLaw firm announced the launch of their homemade automated data transfer tool this week. The platform is designed to help organizations comply with the updated EU case law and data protection rules. More here.
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Asking for a promotion is no easy task. You might be struggling to find the right moment, and you might be worried that you’ll come across as arrogant or self-serving. But if you’re looking to get ahead in your career, then you’re going to need to be able to ask for what you want. After all, not everybody wants to get to the top of their organization. You may well be eager to advance; but many people are happy remaining at the level they’re at, perhaps being unwilling to take on extra responsibility leading to more time in the office making difficult decisions. And that’s absolutely fine - everybody is different. The point is that it’s not necessarily going to be obvious to your company’s senior staff that you are looking for that promotion. So if you don’t communicate your ambitions, the powers that be won’t necessarily assume they exist. Okay – so you know that you need to ask. But how to do it? Let’s consider some ideas.
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Silicon Valley legal tech giant cuts staff amid tech market slowdown.
Career profiles on online platforms such as LinkedIn can play a role in helping you find a new job – whether you’re currently without one, or you’re in work but are looking to move to the next stage. But there are a number of mistakes that people make when creating such profiles that can actually make them appear negative to employers. Here’s a rundown of some ways to avoid these mistakes and ensure your online career profile is a help, not a hindrance.Â
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