Title:Hiring in the Legal Industry

Author:Legal — Al Clark
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length(minutes):21.5

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Publish Date:2007-11-09

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Summary: What is the hiring environment for young legal professionals in China? How difficult is it to hire the best and the brightest? What is the wage trending like and which types of backgrounds demand different salary levels?

Mr. Al Clark, attorney and partner at Davis, Wright, Tremaine, speaks to the these questions after just completing 3½ years helping to grow DWT's Shanghai office.

Mr. Clark begins by speaking to the challenges of talent retention and turnover, giving specific figures for salary increase percentages along the way. This segues into a discussion of factors contributing to wage inflation focusing on different candidate credential levels.

Al next walks listeners through the process steps most common in candidate searches, screening, and hiring. Here he answers questions such as "who should I maintain good contacts with on an ongoing basis? What is the need for background checks? How are other cities, including 2nd and 3rd tier cities, competitive in comparison?

Other questions answered:
• How difficult is it to hire the best and brightest? How difficult is it to source? • What kind of contacts should you cultivate with head-hunting firms? • Who should I maintain good contacts with on an ongoing basis? • Where do expectations and patience become important concerns? • much more...

Allen D. Clark has recently returned from living and working in China. He was the Partner-in-Charge of the firm’s Shanghai office and acted as a client advisor in China for 3½ years. Mr. Clark is a business and commercial transactions lawyer whose practice emphasizes foreign direct investment in China.