Employers

There are 12 very important factors that firms consider when hiring or firing attorneys. First, they consider an attorney's motivation and drive to work in… Read more

Seventy-five percent of all placement requests are for associates with two-to-four years of experience, largely because firms want lawyers with few rough edges and no… Read more

Summary: Find out how to hire the best lateral attorneys and the types of attorneys prestigious law firms avoid in this article. Lateral attorney hires… Read more

In many firms, lateral hiring resembles a revolving door: Lawyers come in, spend three or more years with the firm, and then depart. Indeed, when… Read more

Far too many legal-hiring organizations fail to hire stars because their hiring process actually prevents superstar candidates from ever getting in the door. By reviewing… Read more

1. Hiring New Associates Determining Need A firm may decide to hire associates to relieve others who are overworked, to seek additional expertise or to… Read more

I’ve been a legal recruiter for twenty years and can tell you with a straight face: Most law firms are throwing away tens of thousands… Read more

In my experience, many law firms are going about recruiting and retention in the wrong way wrong. The formality that exists inside of most law… Read more