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How Large Law Firms Process Lateral Applications: The Definitive Guide to BigLaw Hiring

Author's Note & MethodologyThis article combines inside interview-based insights with public industry guidance and law firm policy examples. Primary source materials include a detailed transcript discussion with former Reed Smith internal recruiter Anelyse DeVries, the National Association for L....

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2026 Am Law 100 Most Profitable Law Firms: Profits Per Equity Partner & Revenue Per ....

The 2026 Am Law 100 rankings make one thing clear: BigLaw profitability is no longer just about size. While gross revenue still matters, the most important story for attorneys, law firm leaders, recruiters, and legal industry analysts is found in the deeper metrics—profits per equity partner, reve....

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How Law Firms Evaluate Lateral Associates by Experience Level

For lateral associates, hiring is rarely just about whether a firm has an opening. It is about whether your class year makes sense for the work, the billing rate, the training level, and the long-term economics of bringing you in. That is why BCG Attorney Search’s report, Lateral Associate Hiring ....

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Attorney Compensation by Practice Area: What Each Specialty Pays and Why

Understanding attorney compensation across different practice areas is crucial for law students, recent graduates, and experienced attorneys considering career transitions. In 2026, the legal profession continues to demonstrate significant salary variations based on specialty, with some practice are....

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2026 BCG Attorney Search Legal Talent Movement Report: Key Trends Shaping the Legal ....

The 2026 BCG Attorney Search Legal Talent Movement Report delivers one of the most comprehensive analyses of attorney lateral hiring, law firm growth, and shifting talent patterns in today’s competitive legal market. As firms continue to adapt to economic cycles, evolving client demands, and inten....

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How to Check that You Have Hired the Right Laterals

While the desire of your firm to land a promising lateral may be nigh overwhelming, caution is the watchword. Consider t....

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A Checklist and Questionnaire for Law Firms to Use When Hiring Lateral Partners

Going in for a lateral partner recruitment involves looking into a lot of details and making sure that all the mundane b....

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How to Recruit Great Lateral Attorneys

Many of the practices that lead to successful lateral hiring are basic common sense. In many instances, however, BCG Att....

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The Return of a ''Buyers' Market: Suggestions to Law Firm Recruiting Coordinators for How to Best Navigate the Changing Legal Market in 2011''

Although, for some, it seems a long way off, most of us recall the booming legal market in late 2007/early 2008 as a tim....

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Marketing Your Law Firm Through Practice Groups

Practice Groups are increasingly becoming the way law firms manage their businesses, including a significant component o....

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The Smartest and Dumbest Things Law Firms Do

The Dumbest Things Law Firms Do....

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Marketing and Business Considerations for Law Firm Ancillary Businesses

There are many reasons why law firms are choosing to engage in the development of ancillary businesses, and many law fir....

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Tools Law Firms and Lawyers Need in Seeking Out Business

The activities that comprise a law firm’s marketing mix–business development, promotion, and client care almost alwa....

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How to Move Past Promotion for Your Law Firm

When law firms first began to develop marketing programs the focus was largely on communications and promotion, and thei....

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Overhead Costs of Ancillary Businesses

Seeking to differentiate their firms in a competitive legal marketplace by providing a broader range of services, an inc....

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The Argument for Eliminating Lock-Step Partner Compensation

Eliminate Lock-Step Model and Reward Performance, Not Time ServedBeginning at the end of 1999, law firms began accelerat....

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The Emphasis on New Clients and Partner Compensation

There are as many variations of partner compensation plans as there are law firms. Most are well intended and targeted a....

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How Mid-Sized Firms Can Survive

Has your firm identified its business goals for this year (and beyond)? Have you developed long-term strategies for secu....

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How to Measure Whether a Merger is Successful

The rapidly accelerating rate of consolidation in the legal profession continues to capture the attention and interest o....

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UK Law Firm Mergers with US Firms

A few years ago, many were predicting that the legal industry would see an overwhelming number of mergers between U.S. f....

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