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Walker Associates provides clients who are ready to move forward with the insight to do so in a positive and confident manner. Our candidates and clients trust us to take the time and consider their needs and strategic goals. They value our professionalism and discretion as we tailor plans for their success.
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LATEST WALKER PUBLICATIONS
How to Win Work From NY’s Thriving Startup Sector: Three Proven Strategies
On February 4, when global research firm Savills released its Tech Cities in Motion survey results, it validated many law firms’ decisions in recent years to aggressively pursue New York’s technology-driven startup and investment sector. Among 30 cities worldwide,...
For Law Firms, a Deep Dive Into Private Equity Can Be Lucrative
If there’s a single practice sector that law firms should seek to grow in 2019, it’s deal work from middle-market private equity firms. Renowned for transforming lackluster companies into top performers ripe for a profitable spinoff or an IPO, private equity funds in...
How Law Firms Can Prepare for FinTech Wave
The world of financial services is being upended by new technologies—from virtual currencies and blockchain to peer-to-peer lending and enhanced mobile banking—that are capturing customers, as well as the attention of Wall Street investors and industry regulators....
How to Win Work From NY’s Thriving Startup Sector: Three Proven Strategies
On February 4, when global research firm Savills released its Tech Cities in Motion survey results, it validated many law firms’ decisions in recent years to aggressively pursue New York’s technology-driven startup and investment sector. Among 30 cities worldwide,...
For Law Firms, a Deep Dive Into Private Equity Can Be Lucrative
If there’s a single practice sector that law firms should seek to grow in 2019, it’s deal work from middle-market private equity firms. Renowned for transforming lackluster companies into top performers ripe for a profitable spinoff or an IPO, private equity funds in...
How Law Firms Can Prepare for FinTech Wave
The world of financial services is being upended by new technologies—from virtual currencies and blockchain to peer-to-peer lending and enhanced mobile banking—that are capturing customers, as well as the attention of Wall Street investors and industry regulators....
How to Win Work From NY’s Thriving Startup Sector: Three Proven Strategies
On February 4, when global research firm Savills released its Tech Cities in Motion survey results, it validated many law firms’ decisions in recent years to aggressively pursue New York’s technology-driven startup and investment sector. Among 30 cities worldwide,...
For Law Firms, a Deep Dive Into Private Equity Can Be Lucrative
If there’s a single practice sector that law firms should seek to grow in 2019, it’s deal work from middle-market private equity firms. Renowned for transforming lackluster companies into top performers ripe for a profitable spinoff or an IPO, private equity funds in...
How Law Firms Can Prepare for FinTech Wave
The world of financial services is being upended by new technologies—from virtual currencies and blockchain to peer-to-peer lending and enhanced mobile banking—that are capturing customers, as well as the attention of Wall Street investors and industry regulators....
LATEST WALKER BLOG POSTS
The Myth Behind Lone Lateral Partner Losses
Anyone who works in the Big Law industry has probably heard the myth that lone lateral partner hires are a waste of law firms’ time and money. First, the legend goes, more than half of all laterals fail to meet their new firms’ expectations. Having promised more than...
When a Smaller Firm is the Smarter Choice
These days, among managing partners of Am Law 200 firms, it’s rare that a week goes by without receiving a merger or acquisition offer. Law firms announced a record-breaking 79 mergers and acquisitions in the first three quarters of 2018, according to Altman...
2018 and Beyond: A Radical Turnaround in Lateral Associate Hiring?
Among Big Law associates, 2018 should go down as a banner year. A majority of Am Law 200 firms adopted sweeping pay increases. Several firms continued last year’s positive trends, including expansion of gender-neutral parental leave policies as well as remote-work...
The Myth Behind Lone Lateral Partner Losses
Anyone who works in the Big Law industry has probably heard the myth that lone lateral partner hires are a waste of law firms’ time and money. First, the legend goes, more than half of all laterals fail to meet their new firms’ expectations. Having promised more than...
When a Smaller Firm is the Smarter Choice
These days, among managing partners of Am Law 200 firms, it’s rare that a week goes by without receiving a merger or acquisition offer. Law firms announced a record-breaking 79 mergers and acquisitions in the first three quarters of 2018, according to Altman...
2018 and Beyond: A Radical Turnaround in Lateral Associate Hiring?
Among Big Law associates, 2018 should go down as a banner year. A majority of Am Law 200 firms adopted sweeping pay increases. Several firms continued last year’s positive trends, including expansion of gender-neutral parental leave policies as well as remote-work...
The Myth Behind Lone Lateral Partner Losses
Anyone who works in the Big Law industry has probably heard the myth that lone lateral partner hires are a waste of law firms’ time and money. First, the legend goes, more than half of all laterals fail to meet their new firms’ expectations. Having promised more than...
When a Smaller Firm is the Smarter Choice
These days, among managing partners of Am Law 200 firms, it’s rare that a week goes by without receiving a merger or acquisition offer. Law firms announced a record-breaking 79 mergers and acquisitions in the first three quarters of 2018, according to Altman...
2018 and Beyond: A Radical Turnaround in Lateral Associate Hiring?
Among Big Law associates, 2018 should go down as a banner year. A majority of Am Law 200 firms adopted sweeping pay increases. Several firms continued last year’s positive trends, including expansion of gender-neutral parental leave policies as well as remote-work...