The legal job market remains competitive and one third of in-house legal staff are actively looking for new roles outside of their current organization. Fortunately, general counsel and Heads of Legal Operations have the means to retain lawyers without breaking the department budget.

Offering high quality development programs is key to developing and retaining lawyers and legal staff. Based on recent survey findings from Gartner research, 64% of lawyers would be likely or very likely to accept a new role if it offered better development opportunities. This percentage ranks higher than those who would leave for a 10% increase in pay, a better hybrid workplace option or even a 10% decrease in hours worked. Strong development potential is a recruitment and retention differentiator.