Robert Half Legal Presents: Remote Working in the Age of Covid-19

We’re excited to host a lively discussion around the specific challenges posed by Covid-19 and offer solutions, strategies and tips to overcoming these challenges!  In very short order, the way we work has changed significantly.  Our workforces are struggling with competing priorities and additional pressures caused by this epidemic.  We invite you to come ready with your own challenges and, especially, suggestions of your own as we work together to move forward!

Facilitator:  Jessica Joyce, Division Director Permanent Services, Robert Half Legal

Robert Half, Inc is an industry leading specialized Staffing and Consulting Agency.  Jessica Joyce partners with Minneapolis Area law firms and corporate legal departments to place top legal talent.

Panelists: Andrew McNaughtan, Director of Permanent Services, Robert Half Legal

Robert Half Legal is a premier specialized legal staffing firm. Based in the Twin Cities, Andrew McNaughtan, a former lawyer from New Zealand, partners with client law firms and corporate legal departments to match them with top legal talent.

Panelists: Jim Lawrence, Vice President Global Talent Acquisition, 8X8

8x8 is the world’s first Communications Cloud, combining unified communications, team collaboration interoperability, contact center, and analytics in a single, open and real-time platform. 8x8 eliminates information silos to expose vital, real-time intelligence across all clouds, applications and devices to improve individual and team productivity, business performance and customer experience.

Panelists: Theresa Reiner, Firm Administrator, Gislason & Hunter, LLP

Gislason & Hunter has an 80-year history of serving business owners, executives, professionals, farmers and agribusinesses, banks and insurance companies in Minnesota.  With over 100 employees across three offices,  Theresa Reiner has been instrumental in the effort to move their workforce to a remote setting due to Covid-19.  Theresa provides oversite in finance, human resources, systems and information technology, facilities, operations, marketing and business development and practice management.

Panelists: Alycia Morell, Assistant Manager of Paralegals, Fish & Richardson P.C.

Fish & Richardson is a premier, global, intellectual property law firm.  Alycia Morell hires, trains and manages a group of 30+ paralegals focused on US national patent prosecution.  Alycia’s team has adjusted to a fully remote working environment, as Alycia has adjusted to managing a large team remotely.

If you have specific questions you would like to have discussed during the meeting send them to [email protected].

Specific meeting web connection details will be sent to those registered prior to the meeting. 

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Please register no later the NOON, WEDNESDAY APRIL 15.