Rise of the Freelance Lawyer

A report by an Ottawa industry analyst has confirmed a sentiment that has been bubbling across the global legal landscape - that of the emergence of the entrepreneur freelance lawyer. With outsourcing, automation and consultants already prominent in legal practice, a swarm of ‘freelance’ lawyers could potentially change the way in-house lawyers look for external counsel. Rather than going to your previous law firm, or traditional panel processes, GCs may instead be looking in new forms of freelance directories, virtual law firms or perhaps aspiring to the use of a new wave of celebratory entrepreneur lawyers.

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Job Requirements: Recruiting In-House Lawyers

Behind each in-house lawyer appointment is someone doing the appointing, and while the company employer - whether that be a CEO, GC or anyone else in the company - has the greatest say over who will get the job, legal recruitment experts and companies have always been influential and useful. Increasingly, legal recruitment firms are looking at in-house as a particular niche they can exploit, as companies without the legal know-how of private practice seek guidance into the legal world. Mike Evers, who we interviewed earlier this year, is one such person, while Dimitri Mastrocola, a partner and leader of a Major, Lindsey & Africa, was interviewed last week by the Financial Times about legal recruitment.

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