Law Firm Recruiting and Blogging

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.