The TRU Staffing Partners Hot Jobs newsletter provides readers with weekly tips for professionals and hiring managers in the data privacy, e-discovery, and cybersecurity fields. With over 12 years of experience in staffing and recruiting in our industry, our TRU tips are relevant and important to anyone hiring or searching for a job in our community.
February 7, 2024
In 2022, 89% of TRU's jobs were remote or hybrid. But 69% of his 89% was fully remote. In 2023, 92% of jobs hired were remote or hybrid (a slight increase), but only 38% of that 92% were fully remote.
Top 5 ESI job seeker motivations from TRU's 2024 EDiscovery Jobs Report:
- Remote/hybrid work
- $$$$$$
- Unemployed
- Further challenges/opportunities
- burnout syndrome
February 14, 2024
The top five motivations for ESI sales job seekers include changing compensation plans, service delivery issues, selling something different, expanding territory, and moving into leadership. For more information, check out the latest Eye on ESI here.
Top 3 trends from TRU's 2024 EDiscovery Jobs report:
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Average 25% increase in base compensation required for job seekers to leave a fully remote job
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An additional 90 days are required to fill jobs that require 4-5 days in the office.
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50% increase in available talent by changing the number of days required to be in the office from 3 to 2 days a week
February 21, 2024
More than 25% of TRU contractors who began their assignments in 2023 received an offer to convert to direct employment within the year, and 95% accepted the offer. Subscribe to Eye on Privacy to learn the key privacy trends of 2023 and his top predictions for 2024.
Top 3 privacy job market predictions for 2024:
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3-day office work requirement is the new norm
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Contract and temporary staffing will displace direct and FTE employment.
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AI jobs will start to be codified between now and the end of the year
February 28, 2024
Working remotely from home was the top motivation for job seekers in 2022 and 2023, with 92% of accepted TRU offers requiring three or fewer days per week in the office.
Top 3 predictions for the legal tech job market in 2024:
- TRU predicts that the growth of privacy agreements will exceed 50% of privacy jobs in the Fortune 1000 and Am Law 200 for the first time in 2024.
- While AI job opportunities will not explode, 2024 will begin to standardize AI role definitions in the legal tech community.
- As interest rates begin to fall, salaries across all industries are likely to start rising.