Moving Up or Moving On | BCGSearch.com

Search Insights & Resources

Search Attorney Jobs

Moving Up or Moving On

Article Keywords:
Sort By:

Featured Articles

Article of the Week

Law Firm Partner Compensation: Equity vs Non-Equity and ROI Explained

Law firm partnership has never been a simple “make partner and share profits” milestone. Today’s partnership landscape is increasingly tiered, metric-driven, and designed to manage firm profitability—often by expanding non-equity roles while concentrating equity ownership. This recent report....

Read Article

Unlocking 2026's Top Law Firm Platforms for Lateral Attorneys

Choosing the right law firm for a lateral move has never been more complex—or more consequential. Compensation is at record highs, competition for the best platforms is intense, and the gap between truly elite firms and everyone else keeps widening. For attorneys who want to maximize long-term car....

Read Article

Elite Law Firm Partner Compensation: Inside the $25M+ BigLaw Earnings Landscape

Elite rainmakers at the very top of BigLaw quietly operate in a different economic universe—and Elite Law Firm Partners: The $25M+ Compensation Landscape Report pulls back the curtain on that world. This report from BCG Attorney Search maps out how a small group of partners reach $25 million+ in a....

Read Article

2026 Attorney Salary Guide: Law Firm Pay by Practice Area & Region

The U.S. legal market is entering one of its most data-driven eras, and nowhere is this clearer than in The Definitive 2026 Guide to Attorney Salaries in the United States: Comprehensive Law Firm Compensation Data by Practice Area, Region, and Level from BCG Attorney Search. This report brings toget....

Read Article

The Legal Career Specialization Imperative: Why 'Open to Anything' Fails and Focused ....

In today’s competitive legal market, attorneys who present themselves as “open to anything” often struggle to stand out. Law firms and employers are drawn to candidates who demonstrate clear focus, specialized expertise, and a well-defined career trajectory. By positioning yourself around a sp....

Read Article

Latest

Sort by

Don't Let Your Rising Billing Rate Push You Out the Door

I can't tell you how many times highly qualified and well-credentialed senior-level associates have contacted us because....

Read Article

Book Review: America's Greatest Places to Work With a Law Degree And How To Make The Most Of Any Job No Matter Where It Is! , Kimm Walton, 1999, Harcourt Legal and Professional Publications, 1,146 pages

America's Greatest Places to Work With a Law Degree starts with a disclaimer. Kimm Walton writes ''I don't take directio....

Read Article

Book Review: What Can You Do With a Law Degree? A Lawyer's Guide to Career Alternatives Inside, Outside and Around the Law.

In August of this year, the Boston Bar Association released the final report of the Task Force on Professional Fulfillme....

Read Article

How Attorneys Can Find Their Dream Job in Law Firms

You are a partner at a solid firm where you generate a respectable book of business on an annual basis. You feel your ca....

Read Article

Navigating Your Career in a Tough Economy: 4 Strategies for Managing Your Job Search in a Declining Market

Without question, the most famous recruiter ad on record is that timeless classic depicting a stern and strangely muscul....

Read Article

Partnership In Decline: How Law Firms Are Responding to the Decreasing Interest In Becoming a Partner

Law firms have traditionally prided themselves on making partner a priority. This has been a key focus for firms ever si....

Read Article

How to Fill the Gaps in Your Business | BCG Search Article

Bob Wade, a healthcare partner at Baker & Daniels in Indiana, discusses with BCG his move from an in-house position back....

Read Article

Children, Maternity Leave and Becoming a Partner

QuestionI am currently working in a mid-sized firm and am on track to become partner. Being a fairly new firm, there is ....

Read Article

In-house Counsel Wants to Go Back to a Law Firm

QuestionI would like to transition back to law firm life after working in house for the last six years - what kind of hu....

Read Article

The Associate with the 7-Year Work Itch

QuestionSuppose you spend 7 years at a law firm and don't make partner. I know that not making partner does not always m....

Read Article

Are You About to Be Laid Off

You need to keep the unpleasant possibility of lay-offs in the back of your mind, for it has become a very relevant poss....

Read Article

The “Senior Attorney Trap”

A general rule, major firms will not hire a senior attorney just because they are a great lawyer and/or have great crede....

Read Article
We've changed thousands of lives over the past 25 years, and yours could be next.

When you use BCG Attorney Search you will get an unfair advantage because you will use the best legal placement company in the world for finding permanent law firm positions.