Sep 02

Law Firm Recruiting and Blogging

September 2, 2008 in KM Space blog posts

Wilmer Hale has launched four associate blogs as part of the firm’s Wilmer Hale Careers website.

  • Julie Smolinski from the Palo Alto office and is a member of the Transactional Department, Corporate Practice Group
  • Ross Firsenbaum from the New York office and is a member of the Litigation/Controversy Department.
  • Anne McLaughlin from the Boston office and is a member of the Litigation/Controversy Department.
  • Kevin Chambers from the Washington office and is a member of the Securities Department, Securities Litigation and Enforcement Practice Group.

Although Lisa van der Pool was dismissive of the blogs in the Boston Business Journal (Blog Fog subscribers only), I liked the use of blogs as a recruiting tool.  They give some insight into the lives of these associates and, by proxy, into the life of an associate at WilmerHale.  Sure it may be a sanitized view, showing everything is great. But it is still a view that will appeal to recruits. It certainly gives a recruit plenty to talk about if they get to interview with any of these four bloggers.

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