Although thousands of attorneys will work with a recruiter this year, most will spend less time evaluating recruiters than they do researching airfares on the Internet.  A recruiter should play a much larger role in the job-search process than simply relaying information about opportunities, especially when it comes to Asia based assignments.  Unlike the practice of law, the legal-recruiting profession is not regulated and does not require any type of license. Yet using a recruiter involves temporarily entrusting the course of your career to another person. As many recruiters turn their attention to the Asia legal markets with the domestic economic downturn, we thought it timely to suggest the following questions when interviewing a potential recruiter to determine their experience and expertise in the Asia legal markets.  There are many excellent legal recruiters out there, but not all recruiters are created equal and, most importantly, only a handful of recruiters have yet to gain the experience and the knowledge that the Asia legal recruiting field demands.

How long has the recruiter been working in the country of your choice? Cypress was launched in 2001, long before the Asian markets stepped into the world’s economic spotlight and became the focus of the world’s attention. As the first and only US-based legal recruiting firm to specialize exclusively on law firm and in-house placements in the China, India, Japan, Singapore and South Korea legal markets, Cypress has built unparalleled relationships with the Hiring and Managing Partners of top-tier US and UK law firms as well as domestic and international corporations. With our narrow focus and profound understanding of the market, Cypress is uniquely positioned to provide accurate and up-to-date information regarding job opportunities as well as logistical, cultural and practical advice organic to the region.

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Cypress is proud to announce its partnership with the Chinese Business and Legal Association (CBLA).  Check out their website (www.cblalaw.org) for information on CBLA, upcoming events and their CBLA Summer 2010 Newsletter.

You might have noticed that things have been a bit quiet here lately, and, yes, things have been a bit slow…

But here’s why:  The Cypress Guide to Law Firms in Japan is live, at Cypressrecruiting.com.  Go, look, enjoy, comment (of course, you do still have to be registered to view it, but, really, it is a small price to pay).  We’ll see you there.

BUT WAIT… there’s more…

The Cypress Guide to Law Firms in the Middle East is just weeks away. Watch this space.

Cypress Recruiting Group was launched in 2001, long before the Asian markets stepped into the world’s economic spotlight and became the focus of the world’s attention. As the first and only US-based legal recruiting firm to specialize exclusively on law firm and in-house placements in the China, India, Japan, Singapore, South Korea and, more recently, Middle East legal markets, Cypress has built unparalleled relationships with the Hiring and Managing Partners of top-tier US and UK law firms as well as domestic and international corporations. With its narrow focus and profound understanding of the market, Cypress is uniquely positioned to provide accurate and up-to-date information regarding job opportunities as well as logistical, cultural and practical advice organic to the region.

So why do you care?

We know, you want to, so I’m here to share.  I’ll be writing this Asia Legal blog on behalf of Cypess to provide a destination for information about and discussion of  the Asia legal markets and the firms and lawyer that they are made of.  We will have up to the minute market news, features, profiles of firms and attorneys, practice tips, and anything else we can think of along the way, delivered straight to your browser.  We’re looking forward to it and we hope you are too.