In today's hiring market, legal professionals face personal employment decisions that are exciting and complex. Partner candidates must consider practice, client and rate compatibility, as well as law firm culture and stability--and the "fit" of proteges who might accompany them. Associates looking for advancement have various opportunities--for the training, compensation and prestige of firm life, or the excitement and challenge of start-up work, or sense of teamwork and business-focus provided by in-house positions. Legal professionals may be considering contract or temporary assignments to augment income from a private practice, allow flexibility with family or other interests, test the market after a relocation, or simply to gain valuable experience.

At CBG, we listen to and counsel our candidates to understand their current employment status and help establish their larger career objectives. Career options should become focused and firm to ensure that a jump out of the frying pan won't end up in the fire. Please contact us to discuss your employment and career objectives.

Associate-level candidates seeking regular-hire positions may simply call us, or e-mail or fax a resume and cover letter to us in complete confidence. In your interest and ours, your materials will never leave our hands without your prior consultation and approval. Generally, our clients seek strong academic credentials and at least one year of practice experience.

Candidates interested in temporary or project assignments are usually placed as our employees, seconded to the client. CBG pays in the week following performance of the work, bears employer-side taxes and insures for E&O and workers compensation to $1 million. Candidates may contact us directly or complete our on-line registration form in advance of meeting with us. Candidates will also need to complete W-4, I-9 and Employment Agreement forms (see below) prior to our meeting. If you prefer, you may fax those form to us ahead of time.

Some candidates are interviewed soon after application, due to an immediate potential opportunity. Other candidates will be contacted as soon as opportunities consistent with their profiles are located. As above, we keep candidate information confidential and will not provide it to potential employers without candidate permission.

Necessary Contract/Project Employment Forms
Download 2004 W-4 Form (IRS)
Download I-9 Form (Dept. of Justice)
CBG Employment Agreement