Michelle Foster

January 29, 2024 | Pro Mid Market

In response to recent raises to associate base salaries, midsize firms that can't match will reinforce the message that their associates have an accessible and meaningful career path, write Pro Mid Market columnists at recruiting firm The Foster group.

By By Michelle Foster, Founder & Drew Foster, Managing Director — The Foster Group

7 minute read

September 05, 2023 | Pro Mid Market

"Attorneys whose careers have focused on the pure practice of law may not be the 'go-to' profile for a succession opportunity," write recruiters at search firm The Foster Group. "Rather, the ideal candidate will also be entrepreneurial and client-facing — they will have shown an aptitude for, and an interest in, client development and management."

By Michelle Foster, Drew Foster and Elaine Oh

6 minute read

June 23, 2023 | Pro Mid Market

For firms seeking to recruit top talent, the preference to work remotely among a large segment of young lawyers is a new reality of work. "Firms that want to attract and retain top talent should be ready to address the issue and, when not offering hybrid work, have a meaningful alternative," write columnists Drew and Michelle Foster.

By Drew Foster and Michelle Foster

5 minute read

April 10, 2023 | Pro Mid Market

While a number of factors can play a role in a firm's financial performance, a thoughtful growth strategy seemed to be important in 2022, according to legal recruiters and Pro Mid-Market columnists Michelle Foster and Drew Foster.

By Michelle Foster and Drew Foster

5 minute read

January 30, 2023 | Pro Mid Market

"For middle-market firms, a shifting market offers a variety of advantages in terms of attracting both clients and talent," Michelle and Drew Foster write. "Should a further economic slowdown create conditions that cause a down market, those advantages could be even more pronounced."

By Michelle Foster, Founder, and Drew Foster, Managing Director, of The Foster Group

5 minute read

October 03, 2022 | Pro Mid Market

"The job market is strong, and there is a swath of opportunities. Attorneys who have even an inkling that it might be time for a move should take the time to explore the options," said legal recruiters at The Foster Group.

By Michelle Foster and Drew Foster

6 minute read

June 28, 2022 | Pro Mid Market

Unable to outbid large firms, middle-market law firms are recruiting and retaining lawyers by pushing their advantages, write The Foster Group's Michelle Foster and Drew Foster.

By Michelle Foster and Drew Foster

5 minute read

December 07, 2021 | Daily Business Review

Michelle Foster, founder of the Foster Group, a premier attorney search firm in midtown Manhattan, offers thoughts on how lawyers are handling evolving legislation concerning the new vaccination mandates

By Michelle Foster

3 minute read

October 25, 2021 | Daily Business Review

Despite change in the legal community being slow to unfurl, it happens. I've had a front-row seat to major shifts in the community I am a part of, and that experience has colored the way I do my job and approach our legal recruiting firm, The Foster Group.

By Michelle Foster

4 minute read