WorldNet Communications launches Attorneys@Work.

--ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 2, 1997--

Internet content maturing to provide targeted job searches

WorldNet Communications today announced that its premier Web site for targeted job searches is online and that more than 60 law schools and nearly 100 law firms have signed on as subscribers for Attorneys@Work (www.attorneysatwork.com).

The market for Attorneys@Work is substantial as there are nearly 1 million attorneys in the US and thousands of law firms that can benefit. In addition, more than 40,000 law students enter the job market each year.

Some of the most well-known legal entities in the US are now using Attorneys@Work, including the law schools of Harvard, Stanford and Georgetown universities, plus the law firms of Skadden Arps in New York and Los Angeles; Alston & Bird in Atlanta; and Gardner, Carton & Douglas in Chicago.

Unlike other Internet sites that lists tens of thousands of unrelated jobs and resumes, Attorneys@Work focuses on one industry, the legal profession. "An attorney's time is extremely valuable and they don't want to waste it sorting through huge job listings that include florists, webmasters and whatever else may be on there," said Pat Arnold, president, WorldNet Communications. The company plans to introduce other industry-specific job sites later this year or in early 1998.

"We signed on because we think this is the way of the future," said Joanne DeSanctis, legal recruitment administrator of Gardner, Carton & Douglas, a 200 member law firm in Chicago that also has 50 attorneys on staff in Washington, D.C. "What we like about it is the actual technical set up and the numerous ways we can search. It is a very powerful tool that will enable employers to be more proactive in their recruiting practices. We believe it will catch on."

For the attorney searching for a job, Attorneys@Work is the only Internet service that guarantees complete anonymity. "Candidates' names are not simply blacked out under the erroneous assumption that people can't be recognized from their experience," Arnold said. "Instead, Attorneys@Work has developed a blind email system that delivers job offers to attorneys through our Intranet -- they do not have to worry about offers coming to their email at work."

When employers conduct a search, the only response they receive is a notation on the number of attorneys who match the search qualifications. Without knowing who is receiving the message, the potential employer then sends an email to the candidates that were a match. The email identifies the name of the firm and the job it is looking to fill. Attorneys who receive the emails review the jobs and choose at that time whether to release their names and profiles. This blind system is what keeps candidates' identities confidential and secure.

Should a job candidate decide to respond to the offer, Attorneys@Work goes beyond the traditional paper approach by incorporating a multidimensional questionnaire and video into the information provided to employers.

Attorneys@Work is a subscription based service for lawyers and law firms. Both pay a nominal fee for access to this service on an annual basis. It is provided free of charge to law students, law schools, government organizations and non-profit groups.

"We are offering this service free of charge to a large number of subscribers because we recognize the social benefit of such endeavors," said Sam Kellett, the executive vice president and one of the co-founders. Kellett and co-founder Peter Sinden created the concept of Attorneys@Work while they were MBA students at the University of Georgia. Not only did this project put Sam Kellett and Peter Sinden into a career, but it also received a 'New Product Award,' sponsored by The Inventors Club of America, and found acclaim in national and international entrepreneurial competitions.

"Employers who want to improve the quality and scope of candidates they see and who want to speed up the recruiting process while lowering their costs should use Attorneys@Work," Sinden added. "By using our service, employers can avoid excessive headhunter fees, increase the number of schools they can recruit from without added expense, and learn more about each candidate prior to the interview."

Recruiting expenses can be in excess of 30 percent of an associate's salary. "If a law firm just makes one hire using our service, they have saved enough in headhunter fees to pay for our service for the next 10-15 years," Kellett said. "For the attorney looking for a job, this is an extremely reasonable service: our annual introductory fee is just $50. That's less than the cost of printing paper resumes for a service that works around the clock and all year long."

Attorneys@Work offers the ability (for those attorneys who are actually looking for a new opportunity) to be proactive in their search. For attorneys who are currently employed, it offers the ability for them to passively "put their name in the hat" to see what opportunities come. It's a way to look for opportunities without conducting a full blown job search, which is hard to do when someone is currently employed.

Attorneys@Work (www.attorneysatwork.com) is the legal placement division of WorldNet Communications Corporation. WorldNet is headquartered in Atlanta with offices located in Chicago, Philadelphia (servicing New York), Los Angeles, Dallas and Washington, D.C.

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