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Beyond the Hire: How Operations Professionals Support Successful Transitions

At this fall’s Decipher Talent Economics Roundtable, hosted by Baker McKenzie in Chicago, we showcased the critical role operations teams play in driving law firm profitability. While investment in human capital (lateral...more

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The Lateral Market Shakeup: How Law Firms Can Win Top Government Attorneys Amid the 2025 Exodus

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Over the past few months, a wave of government attorneys has flooded the lateral market, creating a rare hiring opportunity for law firms looking to bolster their regulatory, litigation, and compliance capabilities. Many...more

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Best Practices for Winning the War for Lateral Talent

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Lateral partner and partner group hires can provide a significant source of potential revenue growth for law firms by creating opportunities for new services, new clients, and expansion into new markets. Many law firms...more

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Hiring Associates in 2025? Your New Year’s Resolutions

If you plan to bolster your lawyer ranks with lateral associates in 2025, there are two critical steps for ensuring success. Law firms must understand the risks inherent in lateral associate hiring, then create a due...more

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Laterals and Malpractice: Clear and Present Danger

If the statistics about high failure rates of lateral partners don’t persuade you, consider another barometer: the stress levels of professional liability insurers. Indeed, lateral hiring tops the list of issues that...more

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The Practice Group Leader’s Guide to Growth in 2025

Attracting and retaining talent is the No. 1 issue for practice group leaders, according to a Withum survey of law firm leaders. And sadly, in the same survey, just 36 percent of respondents described their practice group...more

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10 Game-Changing Questions Every Law Firm Should Be Asking Their Recruiters

About half of lateral partner moves involve a search firm, according to the 2023 Lateral Partner Satisfaction Survey. Engaging a recruiter isn’t just commonplace, it’s often critical, as search firms have access to networks...more

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Minding Your LPQs: How Firms Should Draft and Deploy the Lateral Partner Questionnaire

The lateral partner questionnaire (LPQ) should not be a mere formality – instead, it should be considered your first line of defense in lateral partner hiring. ...more

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Nine Actions Smart Law Firms Take in Q4

The fourth quarter presents law firm leaders with a critical period for addressing strategic planning, financial management, and compensation adjustments. However, firms that extend their focus beyond immediate financial...more

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Beyond Red Flags: Deploying Positive Intel from Due Diligence

We admit it: Sometimes it’s tempting to lead with the negative information from pre-hire investigations. Bullying behavior, inflammatory social media posts, fabricated client relationships – these (very real) examples raise...more

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Bringing Data Into Lateral Hiring? Heed the Seven Deadly Sins of DIY Analytics

In a year of nonstop buzz about AI and data, it’s no surprise that law firms report a record use of analytics. Indeed, in a survey by Lex Machina, 68 percent of legal professionals said they were using legal analytics, up...more

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The Fastest Path to Market Share: Why Law Firm CMOs Need A Seat at the Lateral Hiring Table

A majority of attorneys and law firm leaders say business development is set to get tougher, according to a survey by BTI Consulting. Yet many of these firms are making it harder on themselves: The Legal Marketing Association...more

Decipher Investigative Intelligence

Beware the Off-Cycle Lateral

Timing is everything, as the saying goes — and it certainly holds true when it comes to assessing the risk of lateral partner candidates. Indeed, Decipher Investigative Intelligence analysis reveals a significant trend:...more

Firesign | Enlightened Legal Marketing

Who Cares About Law Firm Branding?

Your short answer may be “not me,” and that’s fine. Lawyers don’t have to care about branding – but the most successful ones recognize that their audiences do....more

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Law Firms Can Keep Lateral Partners With Support at Work, Home

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How can law firms attract, integrate, and retain top talent across all levels while gaining a competitive advantage? This is the proverbial question that remains top of mind for recruiters and business development...more

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Lateral Partner Integration Requires Business Development Plan

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How can law firms attract, integrate, and retain top talent across all levels while gaining a competitive advantage? This is the proverbial question that remains top of mind for recruiters and business development...more

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4 Supreme Court Cases Employers Should Be Tracking as New Term Kicks Off

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The Supreme Court just began a new term, and we’re watching several cases that will likely have a big impact on the workplace. Specifically, the Court will weigh in on whether someone can “test” violations of federal...more

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CMO Series EP94 - Katie Munroe of Zuckerman Spaeder on Creating a Culture of Client Service Straight out of the Gate

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By shifting the business development mindset from asking for work to offering assistance with problem-solving, you will not only deepen relationships, but improve your likelihood of generating new business. Whether a new...more

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Podcast #WhyMcGlinchey? Lateral to Leadership with Shaun Ramey [More with McGlinchey, Ep. 51]

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The process of joining a new firm as a lateral can take many different forms, and in some environments, can preclude an attorney from a leadership track. In some firms, leadership is based on longevity and seniority; in...more

The Market Leaders Podcast

Market Leaders Podcast Episode 70: “How to Successfully Interview for Future Rainmakers & Business Developers” with Eva Wisnik

Over the past 26 years, Eva has trained Partners at 88 law firms on how to interview legal talent. The art of assessing talent and selling top candidates on the firm are crucial skills in today’s competitive job market. Tune...more

Copo Strategies + Law Firm Editorial Service

Six ways content can supercharge your law firm’s recruiting efforts

Content can do more for your law firm than just marketing. It can level up your recruiting efforts. It is a great time to be an in-demand attorney. But not so much for those law firms recruiting—or trying to...more

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Craig Budner of K&L Gates on Growth Opportunities at Law Firms - Passle's CMO Series Podcast

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In this episode of Passle's CMO Series podcast, Charles Cousins is lucky to be joined by Craig Budner, Global Strategic Growth Partner at K&L Gates to discuss the opportunties for growth in the legal services sector. During...more

The Market Leaders Podcast

The Keys to a Successful Lateral Integration, with Anand David - Market Leaders Podcast

Join David Ackert as he interviews Anand David, Global Head of Lateral Partner Recruitment & Integration at Hogan Lovells, in this episode of the Market Leaders Podcast. Tune in to learn: • The relationship between talent...more

Furia Rubel Communications, Inc.

Recruiting Lawyers and Other Professionals in the Age of Covid-19 with Scott Love, President of The Attorney Search Group: On...

What are the top reasons law firm partners choose to make a lateral move? What can law firms do to more successfully attract and retain laterals? Join us as host Gina F. Rubel, Esq. goes on record with Scott Love, President...more

International Lawyers Network

"Hunker down" is not a growth strategy; it's a survival strategy

These are the words from David Ackert of The Ackert Advisory during a webinar that he gave for our ILN membership yesterday, and oh boy do those hit home. I can say that as an organization, we’re not just “hunkering down”...more

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