For Immediate Release
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CONTACT: Christi Powers
State Bar of Wisconsin
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State Bar of Wisconsin successfully launches Wisconsin's first
online legal career center
MADISON, December 19, 2001 - The State Bar of
Wisconsin has launched the state's first online Legal Career Center,
serving lawyers, paralegals, legal support staff and employers. Featured
on the Bar's Web site, www.wisbar.org, the Legal Career Center has more
than 3,500 new legal positions posted monthly for job seekers to review
and more than 11,000 resumes for employers to search, in Wisconsin and
nationwide. In the first two months of operation, more than 1,000 users
have accessed the resource.
In partnership with the Legal Career Center Network - the nation's
largest legal-only job and resume site - the State Bar now provides a
comprehensive, one-stop resource where the legal community can fulfill
its hiring and job-seeking needs. Employers and agencies can
cost-effectively post job openings and job seekers can confidentially
search the local or national database for free. Resources also include
sample contracts, letters, resumes, job search tips and interviewing
techniques.
"We are pleased to provide such a cost-effective and easy-to-use
service to the legal community," said State Bar Executive Director
George Brown. "Using the power of the Internet, we can assist employers
in finding and hiring competent legal professionals which will enable
them to provide top-quality legal services to the public."
Employers can create detailed job listings for attorneys and support
staff and have them posted the very same day. Job postings are entered
into the Legal Career Center Network of more than 32 legal associations
and 16 legal portals such as LawGuru.com, The Attorney Store and
Attorney.com.
"By joining many legal communities together in one network of online
job and resume listing services, we are quickly building the most
powerful and cost-effective recruiting tool the legal industry has ever
seen," added Mark Crall, Vice President of Legalstaff.com.
For more information or to sign up, access the Legal
Career Center at www.wisbar.org, send e-mail to careercenter@wisbar.org or
call (800) 659-5589.
About Legalstaff.com
Headquartered in LaJolla, Calif., Legalstaff.com is a privately held
corporation, founded to meet the online-recruiting needs of law firms,
corporate legal departments and placement agencies. Legalstaff.com
partners with some of the most successful legal organizations in the
country, including the NALS, Los Angeles Paralegal Association, the
Washington D.C. Bar, LawGuru.com, ExpertPages.com, and Lawstar.com.
About the State Bar of Wisconsin The State Bar of Wisconsin was
created by the Wisconsin Supreme Court as the mandatory professional
association for attorneys who hold a law license in Wisconsin. With more
than 20,000 members, the State Bar provides continuing legal education,
programs to assist lawyers and judges in their work, and initiatives to
improve the legal system for the public.
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