Lateral Hiring

New video: Examining attorney compensation systems in 2020

Are today’s attorney compensation systems adequate to compensate lawyers for the realities of what their work looks like in the current legal environment? That topic…

The Thomson Reuters Institute November 30, 2020

Time & tide: New and evolving job roles in the legal profession

An increasing number of law firms are utilizing multidisciplinary teams to solve client problems. And while the traditional partner and associate roles are still critical…

Zorik Pesochinsky November 25, 2020

Retention of women and lawyers of color is driven by seeing diversity among firm partners

Nicole Fanjul says she chose law as her profession after seeing a close family member engage with the legal system for the first time. “I…

Natalie Runyon November 09, 2020

Positive outlook on remote on-boarding for incoming associates (and lateral hires)

In March as the pandemic began to change the way law firms approached many of their most basic functions, many firms were compelled to make…

Dr. Sharon Meit Abrahams October 06, 2020

Trends in the Lateral Partner Recruiting Market

Given all the changes in the legal market, one might assume that the lateral partner market would also be caught up in some level of…

Toby Brown January 15, 2020

Travers Smith Case Study: Committing to BAME Inclusion & Examining the Role of White Privilege

Kathleen Russ, Senior Partner at the U.K.-based law firm Travers Smith, declared when she stepped into that role that increasing the representation of BAME (Black,…

Natalie Runyon December 09, 2019

Hire an Esquire’s Secret to Success: Moneyball for Legal Hiring

At the time of the Great Recession, Julia Shapiro, now the CEO of Hire an Esquire, was then just beginning her legal career in private…

Transforming Womens Leadership July 25, 2019

New White Paper: Can Law Firms Hire Smarter?

Law firm strategies around hiring and retaining lawyers are complex and multi-dimensional and are getting more so as this issue becomes more and more vital…

Thomson Reuters Institute June 26, 2019

Report from the Alt-Legal Frontier: The “Law Jobs for Humans” Conference

CHICAGO — A fascinating array of founders, legaltech workers, and innovative legal educators gathered late last month for “Law Jobs for Humans — A Career…

Jen Randolph Reise May 09, 2019

Lateral Hiring Addiction: Can Law Firms Wean Themselves?

Against serious odds, I am about to suggest that most law firms should seek “recovery” from their partner hiring addiction. It’s a phenomenon that has…

Phyllis Weiss Haserot June 12, 2017

ALM Managing Partner Breakfast: the Worries of Headcount, Succession & Salary

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Attorney headcount, productivity, salaries and talent, along with succession planning were key topics that managing partners were eager to discuss and confessed…

Sameena Kluck September 28, 2016

The Rise of the Laterals: Law Firms Need to Pursue New Ways to Do It Right

In a low demand environment, law firms have taken to hiring laterals as a method for gaining market share with 93.7% of firms reporting the…

Jennifer Roberts July 25, 2016