Christopher Zorn

May 08, 2023 | The American Lawyer

Researchers from two universities say data science backs the need for DEI innovation and measurement, leveraging Mansfield as a prime example.

By Amber E. Boydstun and Christopher Zorn

6 minute read

February 01, 2016 | The American Lawyer

It was instead a four-person project management team. When the U.K.'s Herbert Smith Freehills hired those professional staffers amid lots of fanfare, it was a lesson to all firms about lateral hiring. Are you listening?

By William Henderson and Christopher Zorn

8 minute read

February 01, 2016 | The American Lawyer

It was instead a four-person project management team. When the U.K.'s Herbert Smith Freehills hired those professional staffers amid lots of fanfare, it was a lesson to all firms about lateral hiring. Are you listening?

By William Henderson and Christopher Zorn

8 minute read

February 09, 2015 | The American Lawyer

Lateral partner hiring among large law firms is a lot like an ailing patient. We say this having explored more than 30,000 lateral partner moves over a 12-year period. And we're ready to offer prescriptive advice—a real cure for the dysfunctional lateral market.

By William Henderson and Christopher Zorn

19 minute read

February 09, 2015 | The American Lawyer

Lateral partner hiring among large law firms is a lot like an ailing patient. We say this having explored more than 30,000 lateral partner moves over a 12-year period. And we're ready to offer prescriptive advice—a real cure for the dysfunctional lateral market.

By William Henderson and Christopher Zorn

19 minute read

January 29, 2015 | The American Lawyer

A lateral hiring scorecard is the best way to accurately size up candidates and find red flags.

By William Henderson and Christopher Zorn

2 minute read

January 29, 2015 | The American Lawyer

A lateral hiring scorecard is the best way to accurately size up candidates and find red flags.

By William Henderson and Christopher Zorn

2 minute read

February 03, 2014 | The American Lawyer

More than ever, firms look to laterals to boost profitability. But the data shows that it's not working.

By William Henderson and Christopher Zorn

14 minute read

October 11, 2010 | National Law Journal

Until the causal links between law clerk ideology and judicial decision-making are more precisely understood, it would be premature to focus on new ways to screen and vet law clerks, argue Todd Peppers and Christopher Zorn.

By Todd C. Peppers and Christopher Zorn

5 minute read

March 01, 2013 | The American Lawyer

A dozen years of data shows that it's hard to boost profits with lateral hiring. For firms, the real payoff is just being able to stay in the game.

By William Henderson and Christopher Zorn

16 minute read