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Rachel Marx Boufford

Rachel is a recruiting and marketing professional and previously worked as a litigation associate at a large New York law firm. Rachel has a JD from Harvard Law School and a BA from Tufts University.

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The 2014 Vault Law 100 Rankings Are Here!

by Rachel Marx Boufford | June 25, 2013

The numbers have been crunched and the results have been tabulated: nearly 17,000 associates took Vault’s survey this year, and yes—Wachtell is still...

Register Now for the Vault/MCCA Legal Diversity Career Fair!

by Rachel Marx Boufford | May 30, 2013

Registration is now open for the eighth annual Legal Diversity Career Fair, sponsored by Vault and the Minority Corporate Counsel Association (MCCA)....

Insider Advice for Law Students and Laterals

by Rachel Marx Boufford | May 22, 2013

Next month, Vault will release its annual Top 100 Law Firm rankings. Nearly 17,000 associates from across the country participated in our survey this...

Why You Need a Sponsor at Work

by Rachel Marx Boufford | April 18, 2013

You’ve heard a lot about mentoring, and your company may even have a formal mentoring program that matches junior employees with more senior...

Vault's New Guide to Legal Practice Areas

by Rachel Marx Boufford | April 10, 2013

What does a securities litigator do all day? Which courses are recommended for budding private equity attorneys? What does it actually mean to be an...

Why Are Women Lawyers Unhappy?

by Rachel Marx Boufford | March 21, 2013

March is Women’s History Month (and, it seems, Sheryl Sandberg month—at least this year). Vault took a look back at our most recent Associate Survey,...

Love and Law: 51% of Lawyers Polled Have Had an Office Affair

by Rachel Marx Boufford | February 20, 2013

Who says the law isn’t sexy? In Vault’s  annual Office Romance survey , 51% of attorneys reported that they had been part of an office romance. While...

Smile on the Job—or Else

by Rachel Marx Boufford | February 13, 2013

Sandwich chain Pret A Manger has been making headlines  recently for a rather unique requirement—that its employees “create a sense of fun” on the...

Check out Vault’s 2013 Pro Bono Guide!

by Rachel Marx Boufford | February 07, 2013

The 2013 edition of the Vault Guide to Law Firm Pro Bono Programs is now available! The guide features detailed information about the pro bono work...

Jump Start Your Career with MOOCs

by Rachel Marx Boufford | January 14, 2013

You know LOL, BRB and even YOLO, but have you heard of MOOCs? A MOOC, or massive open online course, is an online class characterized by its open...