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The American Lawyer

Law Firm and In-House Recruiting Are Very Different: Here's How

Are you looking to go in-house but having trouble getting a recruiter's attention? In this "Dear Dan" column, Dan Binstock explains the important differences between recruiters when going in-house versus into another law firm.
6 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Three Big Law Firms Unite to Pitch Law Students on Practicing in Phila.

Ballard Spahr, Blank Rome and Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath are hosting a webinar next week to make the case that Philadelphia is an "incredible place to practice law." They're motivated in part by a shift away from on-campus recruiting.
4 minute read

The American Lawyer

Facing Overcapacity, Law Firms Made Fewer Offers for 2024 Summer Associates

"The data looks a lot like what it was in the Great Recession," said Nikia Gray, executive director of the National Association for Law Placement. "We don't think it's because the legal market is going through a recession, but because the law firms are overleveraged."
6 minute read

The American Lawyer

Big Law Recruiting Firms Merge, Aiming to Form 'One-Stop Shop for the Am Law 20'

Johnson Downie and Lippman Jungers have joined forces in a bid to dominate the profession's top lateral partner moves.
4 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Play Offense with Your Career

The toughest part of playing offense is looking in the mirror and being truthful with yourself. Are you "politically in favor" and ascending? Or are you running in place?
3 minute read

The American Lawyer

Are You Better Off Moving Solo or With a Group? 4 Questions for Partners to Consider

In a hurry? A single partner can often complete a lateral move in two to six months from start to finish, while groups tend to take anywhere from six months to well over a year.
9 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Senior Boeing Attorney Steps In to HR Chief Role as Contentious Labor Talks Loom

Uma Amuluru's move to human resources "is great training to someday sit in the GC seat," legal recruiter Deborah Ben-Canaan said.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Former Eckert Seamans Trio Returns to Firm, Citing New Leadership

Litigators Ray Middleman, Amy Roy and Shane Valenzi left for Baltimore-based Whiteford, Taylor & Preston in 2022, but Eckert CEO Scott Cessar, who started in the role last May, successfully recruited them back.
4 minute read

Daily Report Online

Tucker Ellis Opens in Atlanta, North Jersey With Laterals From Local Offices

The Cleveland-based Am Law 200 firm plans to open an office in Atlanta in the spring and one in Morristown in the coming days.
6 minute read

The American Lawyer

How Legal Recruiting (Really) Works

"Not a month goes by that a very experienced attorney will sheepishly ask me something to the effect of, 'Um, is working with you something I pay for?' This reflects a big gap in knowledge on the very basics," writes Dan Binstock in this installment of "Dear Dan."
11 minute read

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