Lateral moves are strategic decisions not recruiting events. When a lateral is considering speaking to your firm, they are evaluating the short-term risk, the platform…
After more than two decades working in lateral partner recruiting and integration, I’ve seen the same patterns emerge in firms that ultimately lose valued partners.…
After more than two decades in lateral partner recruiting, I have learned that group movement follows a clear internal logic. There are the reasons groups…
When faced with the departure of an individual partner or group, firms tend to only pay attention to the immediate, most time-sensitive tasks, like keeping…
Landing a lateral partner is a visible win. But too often, that’s where the effort stops. Firms celebrate the hire, then leave integration to chance.…
The lateral hiring market is always in motion—and law firm leaders are frequently under pressure to act. But before you make your next big lateral…