The effects of hiring the wrong attorney are real, costly, and felt long after the offer letter is signed. When a lateral hire walks out the door six months later,…
The key to successful lateral partner recruitment starts long before you post a position or engage a search firm. It begins with understanding what makes your law firm uniquely attractive…
You are not a team player. You are disruptive. People experience you as toxic, and your presence is starting to hurt the firm. Your colleagues describe you as one of…
The legal profession has entered a new era, and for many partners, the ground beneath their feet has shifted faster than they expected. In 2026, law firms across the New…
The legal industry has faced disruption before: recessions, mergers, and waves of new technology. However, the past few years have transformed the profession more profoundly than any event in recent…
Most law firms don’t lose money all at once. They lose it slowly through a thousand small inefficiencies that add up over time. I’ve seen it throughout my 20 years…
Law firms are competing aggressively for top legal talent, and there has never been a better time for women to rise, lead, and command what they are worth. The modern…
There is a chill in the air and a whisper in the dark. For many attorneys, that eerie feeling is not from ghosts or ghouls but from the thought of…
Making a lateral move to a new law firm is one of the most significant career decisions an attorney can make. A successful partnership move can accelerate your growth, expand…
What Talent Firms are Worth It Last year, a mid-sized New York law firm quietly brought in a lateral partner from a competitor. Eighteen months later, that partner had doubled…