Corporate legal departments have often relied on outside counsel to help navigate an increasingly complicated landscape of global privacy laws. But as updates like California Privacy Rights Act of 2020 continue to roll in, companies may find it more cost effective to engage the services of contract workers or even long-term hires. Legaltech News reporter Frank Ready asked TRU's Jared Coseglia for his input.
Jared Coseglia quoted in Legaltech News
In Q3 2020, the job market got hot again. Yes! But—what “hot” was a year ago and what “hot” is today look very, very different.
This quarter’s TRU Newsletter will help you reflect on and redirect your hiring and job search strategies in a now functioning post-pandemic outbreak job market. Clear trends, like the explosion of contract, contract-to-hire, and work-from-home employment opportunities are observed and analyzed in much, if not all of our Q3 content.
Thanks to changes in the industry, lawyers are filling more new and different types of “alternative legal” jobs than ever. But those jobs have taken a hit in this downturn and may be difficult to find, when compared to the apparent boom times of 2019. Despite this, there are still opportunities for lawyers willing to go outside of traditional practice in areas including e-discovery, legal operations, project management, compliance and privacy. Bloomberg Law turned to TRU's Jared Coseglia for his unique perspective on the legal tech job market.
Jared Coseglia quoted in Bloomberg Law
Going into the fall, in-house legal may continue to see a large number of applicants vying for a limited number of jobs. However, alternative legal service providers may begin to woo a significant portion of that talent pool away. Writer Frank Ready turned to TRU's Jared Coseglia for input.
Jared Coseglia quoted in Corporate Counsel
While new alternative legal service providers (ALSPs), or those that have launched a new service, are fast building up their contract teams, most established ALSPs aren't in a rush to add contract tech experts to their staff. Victoria Hudgins of Legaltech News asked for TRU's Jared Coseglia to weigh in with his deep market knowledge.
Jared Coseglia quoted in Legaltech News
In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, corporate legal departments may be relying more upon contract or temporary workers to help prevent burnout among overworked employees or round out the expertise needed to tackle high stakes issues like privacy. However, the question of whether a temp gig can lead to permanent employment may have no easy answers. Corporate Counsel reporter Frank Ready checked in with TRU's Jared Coseglia for his input.
Jared Coseglia quoted in Corporate Counsel
“The Breaking Tradition” series aims to provide insight into the world of New Law: the innovative ideas, the thoughtful opinions, and the alternative paths that many looking to reshape the legal industry have taken. With that in mind, Law.com is publishing a series of Q&As to hear directly from the major players in this space in their own words. In this edition, TRU founder and CEO Jared Coseglia answered questions from editor Zach Warren.
Jared Coseglia interviewed on Law.com
The COVID-19 pandemic has equipped corporate attorneys with a brand new set of skills and experiences but has also fundamentally changed what legal departments may be looking for from a new hire. In order to stand out from a stack of resumes, attorneys may have to redefine their value as a leader and corporate asset. Writer Frank Ready sought out TRU's Jared Coseglia for his advice to attorneys seeking new employment in a post-pandemic job market.
Jared Coseglia quoted in Corporate Counsel
Months into the COVID-19 pandemic, businesses are still trying to manage the economic fallout—which in some cases includes layoffs. Thanks to social media, many of those departures are taking place on a very public stage, where corporate legal departments may have to help their organizations balance the reputational damage that comes from saying either too much or too little at all. Journalist Frank Ready sought out TRU founder and CEO Jared Coseglia to share his thoughts on the subject.
Jared Coseglia quoted in Legaltech News