Legal Expert Mark Britton Wants To Help You Save Your Job

Mark Britton, CEO and co-founder of the legal advice site Avvo.com, shared with us the information and tools we need to save our jobs during this time of layoffs and firings.

Britton gleaned his tips from experience: He was previously chief legal counsel for Expedia.com, and during his career has hired and fired hundreds of employees. He has also conducted a survey of the top employment attorneys in the country.

Among the topics he discussed were:

• "Employee Bill of Rights" - What your employer can (and can't) do
• What's your employee Scorecard - Figure out your value to the corporation
• How do employers decide who to layoff? Activities that can make you especially vulnerable
• How to fight back -- If you have been fired for unfair reasons, what legal recourse can you take?
• Protect yourself -- Legal documents that can add more security to your current or new job

The goal of Avvo.com is to empower consumers to handle their own legal decisions with confidence. The site does this through free legal advice and a directory that ranks attorneys nationwide--sparing us from spending a fortune on a live attorney. At Avvo.com, you can ask any legal question and get a personalized answer in a timely manner from an attorney for free. This feature is particularly helpful in today’s economy as many Americans perhaps have financial, bankruptcy, divorce tax or property related questions.

Britton will be in the city to dole out his legal and labor advice from now until tomorrow.