Legal Management Track
2022 Job Market Trends in the Legal Field
11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.
Jonathan Friedman
Members are invited to join a lively and knowledge-packed session to learn about the current job market and trends in the legal field which include positions for Legal Administrative Assistants, Paralegals and Office Managers in the New York area and beyond. The discussion will explore “What Hot Job Market?” means for candidates and employers by discussing the speed of hiring and what employers are doing to secure top talent. Furthermore, we will dig into what candidates are now expecting in compensation, the reason compensation has grown so rapidly in the past 12 months, and the candidate’s desire to “work from home,” in order to have a work/life balance. These topics will all come together to uncover how firms are embracing and should embrace the new hiring models.
CLM® Application Credit for Functional Specialists: 1 hr (60 min) in the category of Human Resources Management OR CLM® Recertification Credit: 1 hr (60 min) in the Subject Area of Human Resources Management.
Jonathan Friedman is the Managing Director and Founder of the staffing and recruiting firm Friedman Williams. He focuses on building strategic business partnerships and has developed lasting relationships with businesses of all sizes with diverse needs and strategies. Jonathan is the driving force behind the firm’s unique corporate culture of ethics, stability and customer service.
Jonathan leads Friedman Williams in staffing Administrative Support, Information Technology, Accounting & Finance, Business Development & Marketing, Paralegals and Human Resources professionals. In 2020, Friedman Williams established Grant & Maxie, our Attorney Staffing and Search division and we have begun to build a strategic team that will work across all of existing clients.
Prior to founding the firm in 2003, Jonathan started his career in recruiting at an international staffing firm. He earned his BS in Management and Marketing at Ithaca College.
Roundtable Discussions/Meeting of the Minds
2:10 – 3:10 p.m.
Discuss solutions to common challenges by leveraging the shared experiences and collective knowledge of your industry peers. ALANYC’s Roundtable Discussions/Meeting of the Minds enables participants to discuss best practices and current issues within legal administration. There will be three breakout rooms by Firm size – Small, Medium, and Large. This session will be all about what you want to discuss with your peer administrators and leaders in law firms. This will be a very interactive session between the attendees. We will be gathering questions and topics in November for this session. You don’t want to miss this!!
Embracing the Flexible Office and Perspectives on Leasing and Managing Office Space
3:15 – 4:15 PM
Gregg Cohen
In this session, Gregg will be sharing his observations about how law firms in New York are approaching their real estate. He will provide a high-level overview of the themes that have emerged in the last 12 months as well as review the deals that have transpired. He will share which law firms are active in the market considering their next real estate decisions and those firms that have chosen to renew vs. relocate. Gregg will share how law firms are changing the way their commercial real estate is allocated, decided upon, etc., from even five years prior, as well as where firms are locating to, which are expanding vs contracting, and lastly, but most importantly the reasons behind it.
Gregg will also share the ten things not to do with your next office lease, which will help you navigate the treacherous waters of negotiating an office lease. He will identify the things to look out for when considering your own firm’s next real estate decision.
CLM® Application Credit for Functional Specialists: 1 hr (60 min) in the category Operations Management OR CLM® Recertification Credit: 1 hr (60 min) in the Subject Area of Operations Management.
Gregg Cohen is a corporate real estate adviser with Cresa. Gregg specializes in helping law firms in New York and nationally. His expertise in strategic real estate planning has contributed to helping his clients achieve maximum efficiency while obtaining flexibility with their office space. Cresa is the world’s tenant-only focused corporate real estate advisory which removes the conflict of interest that exists in many commercial real estate relationships.