In this episode of The Robert Half Legal Report, Charles Volkert, the executive director of Robert Half Legal, and Joel Wuesthoff, a director with Protiviti Inc., discuss how corporate legal departments are proactively managing e-discovery while limiting risks and containing costs. They share key findings from Future Law Office, Robert Half Legal's annual research program that examines important developments in the legal field ..read more

In this video podcast of The Robert Half Legal Report, Charles Volkert, executive director of Robert Half Legal, and Robert Powell, general counsel of Optima Industrial Management, discuss what corporate legal departments are doing to better manage outside counsel and obtain quality legal services at reasonable rates. They share key findings from Future Law Office, Robert Half Legal's annual research program that examines important developments in the legal field ..read more

In this video podcast of The Robert Half Legal Report, Charles Volkert, executive director of Robert Half Legal, and Greenberg Traurig's executive chairman, Cesar Alvarez, discuss how law firms are responding to a rapidly-changing business environment. They share key findings from Future Law Office, Robert Half Legal's annual research program that examines important developments in the legal field, including what firms are doing to meet shifting client expectations and improve the quality and the delivery of legal services ..read more

Robert Half Legal's executive director, Charles Volkert, and Michael Gibeault, vice president, discuss key findings from Future Law Office, the company's annual research program that examines important developments in the legal field ..read more

The position of general counsel has evolved during the past decade, with today’s GC serving as a strategic C-suite partner, playing a pivotal role in corporate decision-making on critical business issues. GCs also are focused on managing in-house teams to maximize value to the business – both strategically and operationally – not only for today but for the future. What do in-house legal leaders need to know to better balance and optimize myriad factors and stakeholders to achieve greater value and success? Join host Charles Volkert and Rich Cohen, a managing director with Robert Half’s legal c ..read more

Hiring in the legal field is on the rise and the market for experienced talent is more competitive. To remain successful in the months ahead, law firms and corporate legal departments are adjusting their hiring and compensation strategies in response to a dynamic environment. Many legal professionals are actively seeking positions that offer not only career advancement but salaries, benefits and perks they value, including work from home options. In this episode of the Legal Report from Robert Half, host Charles Volkert, a senior district president of Robert Half, and Jamy Sullivan, executive ..read more

On Nov. 1, 2020, California voters passed Proposition 24, known as the California Privacy Rights Act of 2020 (CPRA). Beyond establishing new and comprehensive compliance requirements, the regulation broadens the definition of businesses bound by the law and creates a privacy enforcement agency that’s expected to be stricter and more defined than before. While the CCPA remains in effect until superseded by the CPRA Jan. 1, 2023, impacted companies are already starting to study additional requirements imposed by the CPRA and address where their privacy practices must change. Our speakers examine ..read more

Jamy Sullivan discusses the changing expectations of legal departments and the impact on the selection, management and evaluation of outside counsel ..read more

In this edition of The Robert Half Legal Report, host George Denlinger, senior district president for Robert Half Legal, and attorney Charles Volkert, executive director of Robert Half Legal, discuss high-growth specialties and career opportunities for 2013. They reveal the latest trends in hiring and compensation affecting the legal field, the qualities employers are seeking when making new hires and must-have advice for job seekers ..read more

In this video podcast of The Robert Half Legal Report, Charles Volkert, executive director of Robert Half Legal, and Robert Ambrogi, co-host of Lawyer2Lawyer on the Legal Talk Network discuss how law firms and corporate legal departments are leveraging technology to improve services and streamline workflow. They share key findings from Future Law Office, Robert Half Legal’s annual research program that examines important developments in the legal profession ..read more