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Why Law Firms Should Rarely (if Ever) Hire Lateral Candidates Coming from Practice ....

SUMMARY: This article comprehensively evaluates the risks involved in recruiting attorneys from non-traditional legal backgrounds, such as in-house positions, academia, public interest roles, and those who have pursued further education like LLMs, shifted to clerkships, or established solo practices....

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Why & How Law Firms Need to Plan Strategically to Stay Competitive

Firms need to think strategically to remain competitive while also retaining strong management systems.Strategic thinking entails constant evaluation of the firm and its attorneys.Many professional firms enter into growth planning for the wrong reasons.Read below to find out more.The legal professio....

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Different Styles of Law Firm Recruiting

When it comes to recruiting, law firms get as much out of their efforts as they put into them. As a result, is it a surprise to hear partners complain that their firms are not attracting as much top talent as they once did.....

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The Law Firm Lifecycle: Why Some Firms Fail

Law firms are just like any other organization, sometimes achieving great success, and other times going defunct. This article goes over the latter firms.....

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Pay to WinHow to Make Your Law Firm's Compensation System an Asset

Nothing can create more tension and controversy in a law firm than partner compensation. At their best, compensation systems leave some partners feeling short-changed. At their worst, they misallocate financial resources, cause severe infighting, and set the stage for destabilizing defections. Altho....

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Annotated Retained Search Agreement

Use this sample annotated retained search agreement in drafting an agreement with a legal recruiting firm.Introductory ....

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How to Hire a Legal Recruiter for Your Law Firm: How Law Firms Recruit Attorneys Using Legal Recruiters

This article discusses many of the questions most often raised by law firms about their search firm relationships. There....

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What Makes BCG Attorney Search the Greatest Legal Recruiting Firm in the World

CEO of BCG Attorney SearchThe very foundation of BCG Attorney Search is built upon the ever-present need to constantly i....

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Why Your Firm Should Use Social Media for Social Recruiting: How to Do it Right

Across the business world, recruiting has changed drastically, responding to the styles, preferences, and culture of the....

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Why Lateral Attorneys Leave and What You Can Do About It

How successful has your firm been with its laterals? Even if your firm has few problems luring qualified lateral hires, ....

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Have a Focused Search to Get Better Results for Your Lateral Hires

Seventy-five percent of all placement requests are for associates with two-to-four years of experience, largely because ....

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Basic Rules Regarding Recruitment and Compensation of Lateral Partners

Few areas have more potential for internal criticism and strife than determining the appropriate compensation level for ....

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