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| Since the Vizcaino v. Microsoft decision, how to maintain the distinction between contract workers and employees has been blurred. Employers have no safe harbor in which to operate to ensure that contingent workers are not reclassified as employees by the courts or the IRS. The tips below may mitigate the facts in favor of a finding that your contract attorney is not reclassified as an employee, should an inquiry ever be made.
Tips for keeping contract attorneys just what they are - contract attorneys: Ensure that the attorney has signed an agreement that she or he is not an employee of the company Do not treat the contract attorney as an employee Allow the attorney to work as independently as possible Allow the contract attorney to accept work from other clients, if possible Work through the placement agency regarding discipline, termination, and similar matters
By Meilissa Castro Washington Business Journal - March 6, 2009 “The Resume to Interview”, Washington Metropolitan Area Corporate Counsel Association (WMACCA) of the Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC), January 7, 2009 “Moving Up In the Downturn: Tips for Landing the Job and Advancing Your Career During These Uncertain Times”, The DC Bar, December 12, 2008 “In-house Career Development”, Washington Metropolitan Area Corporate Counsel Association (WMACCA) of the Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC), September 25, 2008 “Catapulting Your Legal Career,” National Youth Leadership Forum, September 12, 2008 “Getting the Jump on Your Legal Career”, National Youth Leadership Forum, July 10, 2008 “Catapulting Your Legal Career,” National Youth Leadership Forum, November 8, 2007 “Challenges to the Hiring Process” and “Perspectives Along the Hiring Continuum,” Moderator, Fannie Mae Legal Department’s 2007 Diversity & Inclusion Workshop, October 10, 2007
“The State of the In-house Legal Career,” Washington Metropolitan Area Corporate Counsel Association (WMACCA) of the Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC), September 20, 2007
“Job Search Skills,” Women’s Bar Association, Career Development Committee, March 6, 2007 "Local Job Market Rebounds" (Quoted) By Amy Joyce Washington Post - January 8, 2007
By Katherine Alfisi Washington Lawyer - July/August 2006 “Careers in Law,” National Youth Leadership Forum, February 2, 2006 “The Right Stuff – Tips for Getting the Job You Covet,” Washington Metropolitan Area Corporate Counsel Association (WMACCA) of the Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC), March 17, 2005 “Diversity in the Workplace,” Asian-Pacific Bar Association, February 2005 By Mary W. Legg The Legal Times - August 16, 2004
By Christine M. Garton The Legal Times - June 28, 2004
“Obtaining and Retaining Members,” American Corporate Counsel’s Leadership Development Institute, Chapter Officers Training, Association of Corporate Counsel, February 27, 2004
“Technology for Effective Recruiting,” National Association Legal Search Consultants Annual Conference; May 2, 2003 “Work Your Career”, Moderator, The Women’s Bar Association, Career Development Committee; April 3, 2003
By Mary W. Legg The Legal Times - March 10, 2003
“Hear Me Roar”, Moderator, The Women’s Bar Association, Career Development Committee; November 6, 2002 “Program Membership – How Do I Get Members and Keep Them?” Leadership Development Institute, Chapter Officers Training, American Corporate Counsel Association, May 3, 2002 “Looking Beyond Lateral Credentials – Are They Profitable?” Legal Marketing Association, April 24, 2002 “Beyond the Resume – Strategies for Proactive Career Planning and Management”; American Bar Association Women’s Interest Network; April 2, 2002 “Making Use of In-House Resources”; Washington Metropolitan Corporate Counsel Association; In-house, In-Transition; February 6, 2002 “Membership Development for Local Chapters”; American Corporate Counsel Association (ACCA); January 8, 2002
By Mary W. (Adelman) Legg WBA Raising the Bar - January/February 2002
The Legal Times - December 10, 2001
WBA Raising the Bar - November/December 2001 “Client Development for the Working Parent (and other Attorneys ‘Too Busy’ for Client Development)”; The Women’s Bar Association, Working Parents Forum; November 2001 "The In-House Life" The Legal Times - November 19, 2001
The Legal Times - October 22, 2001
“Membership Development for Local Chapters”; American Corporate Counsel Association (ACCA); January 2001
The National Law Journal - August 14, 2000
“Home-Based Practice”; The Women’s Bar Association; Lawyers at Home; April 2000 “Navigating the Legal Marketplace”; WMACCA; Moderator; February 2000 “Getting the Job You Want”; Moderator; The Women’s Bar Association, Career Development Committee, October 1999 “Network Yourself a Career”; The Women’s Bar Association, Career Development Committee, April 1999 “The Resume to Interview”; Moderator; The Women’s Bar Association, Career Development Committee, November 1998 “Navigating Your Legal Career”; Moderator The Women’s Bar Association, Career Development Committee, September 1998 “The Ins and Outs of Working as a Contract Attorney”; The Women’s Bar Association Luncheon Speakers Series; January 1998 “Tips for the First Year of Practice of Law”; The Women’s Bar Association Fall Kick-Off Program; September 1997
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