(Credit: alex57111/Adobe Stock) Law Firm Leaders See Rapid Movement by Laterals as Red Flag
"I think the businesses have to pay attention and hire people that they think are going to be a good, long-term investment and pass on those who seem to be moving further on self- and short-term gain," said John Hall of Hall Booth Smith.
September 06, 2024 at 05:46 PM
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Law Firm Hiring
What You Need to Know
- Law firms' hiring partners are seeing more 'high-quality' candidates but increasingly are rejecting them for openings because of a 'concerning trend' of some lawyers moving almost annually between firms.
- Lawyers who move frequently may be not 'delivering on what their prior firms anticipated when they joined.'
- Costs of heightened mobility differ at the associate and partner level.
Law firms' hiring partners are seeing more "high-quality" candidates but increasingly are rejecting them for openings because of a "concerning trend" of some lawyers moving almost annually between firms, a firm leader says.
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