Thursday, January 28, 2010

Maximizing Legal Recruitment Through Legal Recruiters

By Joy Hanberry

Legal recruitment, just like an ordinary recruitment, is the service that helps candidate lawyers to secure a job in a firm. Basically, legal recruiters are the ones that help you evaluate your credentials and determine what the best ways to fulfill your objectives are. They offer suggestions and tips on how you can improve your resume and make you a more competitive candidate. Attorney recruiters are the ones that can suggest which firms could be looking for candidates with your qualification and/or firms that meet your criteria of a good working place.

For a young attorney, it might be difficult to find a job by himself especially since there are other new attorneys with probably better credentials as competition. This is one of the times when one needs a legal recruiter, to be the one to market him. It is not really hard to find an attorney recruiter. A lot of them will just call you and offer their services to you. You can also access a lot of them conveniently online. But how can you tell which one can help you the best?

First of all, an attorney recruiter should not hide anything from you and the same goes to you as well. It is very important that you are able to tell him honestly the information necessary for your application. The recruiter should be interested in knowing more information about you so that you know he is decided to help you secure your job. If you are not comfortable talking to him or sharing information with him, it is best to find other recruiters. Alternatively, you can also check his background and ask other candidates about his reputation as a recruiter. He should be honest with you and should be the one to keep you updated on the status of your application and the other steps needed for you to be hired.

Although not a requirement, candidates usually prefer legal recruiters who have been in service longer than the others. This means that they are well-experienced in this field. You should still be responsible to know other qualifications and pertinent information about him such as the areas in your place that where he has worked and the list of firms that he has worked with. You can actually ask for a list of firms where you can be eligible to work and you can check which ones belong to the top. Recruiters who have worked with the reputable firms for a number of years already may have a good reputation with the firms and the candidates as well.

You do not always need a legal recruiter if you are looking for a job. If you can apply on your own, it might be the best for you. You can also have your friend refer you to the firm he is working for. However, some firms also depend on the professional decision of the attorney recruiters and might seek their judgment in recruiting new workers. Weigh the pros and the cons for you and proceed on what you think is best.

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