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Davis Polk just abandoned its strict lockstep pay model. 4 recruiters lay out why competitors will have to follow to retain rainmaking lawyers.
Legal experts told Business Insider that changing the way firms pay their lawyers can be a defensive move to retain their top-performing partners. Maskot/Getty Images Davis Polk & Wardwell, one of the most prestigious law firms in the US, announced Thursday that...
With Restructuring Lawyers in Demand, Akin Gump Partner Hops to Stroock
In a suddenly uncertain lateral market, expect bankruptcy and restructuring practices to stand out. As a teetering economy once again pushes countercyclical bankruptcy and restructuring practices into the spotlight, a nearly 20-year veteran of Akin Gump Strauss Hauer...
What Not To Talk About in Lateral Partner Discussions
Rather than probing about candidates’ past earnings and future expectations, lateral recruiting teams would benefit by focusing on how candidates can address concrete business needs and growth. Compensation. Remuneration. Base-and-bonus. Whatever term a recruiting...
Headhunter Litigation Puts Spotlight on Secretive Industry Focused on Partner Moves
With new headhunters entering the industry and big money that can be made as partner pay packages increase, the competition for candidates and credit has gotten fierce. It’s a litigious time for law rm recruiters. In recent months, two high-prole lawsuits were led...
Wake Up Big Law: Innovate Your Litigation Practice for the Future
A strong litigation practice can have a significant impact on a firm’s ability to compete effectively as well as drive revenue for the firm in all areas of practice. According to BTI Consulting’s Litigation Outlook 2020, the U.S. litigation market is poised for its...
Fuel Your New York Growth With Real Estate
Many firms seem to view real estate as secondary in importance after corporate and private equity work when looking to increase profitability. In New York City, however, it is a missed opportunity, and some Am Law firms are proving exactly that. The law firms, Holland...
Do You Trust Your Firm Chairman? Why It Matters More Than Ever in Lateral Hiring
As the Am Law 100 firms continue to show strong growth, individual firms are focusing on hiring as one of their top strategies for improving revenue and profitability. The recession hit law firms hard, resulting in over 8,000 job losses among the Am Law 100 firms....
Reconsidering Lateral Partner Moves After 60
This year’s new partner classes are advancing at a watershed moment in U.S. history: In 2019, U.S. Census data predict, Millennials will replace Baby Boomers as the biggest segment of the country’s population. In raw numbers, among big firm attorneys, Millennials now...
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....
Legal Recruiter Q&A: Job Seeker Advice from Keith Fall, Walker Associates
In our new series for Lawjobs.com, we’re asking legal recruiters for their insider tips about where the biggest job seeker opportunities are, and for advice on how candidates can best position themselves to get them. This Q&A is with Keith Fall of Walker...
Davis Polk just abandoned its strict lockstep pay model. 4 recruiters lay out why competitors will have to follow to retain rainmaking lawyers.
Legal experts told Business Insider that changing the way firms pay their lawyers can be a defensive move to retain their top-performing partners. Maskot/Getty Images Davis Polk & Wardwell, one of the most prestigious law firms in the US, announced Thursday that...
With Restructuring Lawyers in Demand, Akin Gump Partner Hops to Stroock
In a suddenly uncertain lateral market, expect bankruptcy and restructuring practices to stand out. As a teetering economy once again pushes countercyclical bankruptcy and restructuring practices into the spotlight, a nearly 20-year veteran of Akin Gump Strauss Hauer...
What Not To Talk About in Lateral Partner Discussions
Rather than probing about candidates’ past earnings and future expectations, lateral recruiting teams would benefit by focusing on how candidates can address concrete business needs and growth. Compensation. Remuneration. Base-and-bonus. Whatever term a recruiting...
Headhunter Litigation Puts Spotlight on Secretive Industry Focused on Partner Moves
With new headhunters entering the industry and big money that can be made as partner pay packages increase, the competition for candidates and credit has gotten fierce. It’s a litigious time for law rm recruiters. In recent months, two high-prole lawsuits were led...
Wake Up Big Law: Innovate Your Litigation Practice for the Future
A strong litigation practice can have a significant impact on a firm’s ability to compete effectively as well as drive revenue for the firm in all areas of practice. According to BTI Consulting’s Litigation Outlook 2020, the U.S. litigation market is poised for its...
Fuel Your New York Growth With Real Estate
Many firms seem to view real estate as secondary in importance after corporate and private equity work when looking to increase profitability. In New York City, however, it is a missed opportunity, and some Am Law firms are proving exactly that. The law firms, Holland...
Do You Trust Your Firm Chairman? Why It Matters More Than Ever in Lateral Hiring
As the Am Law 100 firms continue to show strong growth, individual firms are focusing on hiring as one of their top strategies for improving revenue and profitability. The recession hit law firms hard, resulting in over 8,000 job losses among the Am Law 100 firms....
Reconsidering Lateral Partner Moves After 60
This year’s new partner classes are advancing at a watershed moment in U.S. history: In 2019, U.S. Census data predict, Millennials will replace Baby Boomers as the biggest segment of the country’s population. In raw numbers, among big firm attorneys, Millennials now...
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,...
Davis Polk just abandoned its strict lockstep pay model. 4 recruiters lay out why competitors will have to follow to retain rainmaking lawyers.
Legal experts told Business Insider that changing the way firms pay their lawyers can be a defensive move to retain their top-performing partners. Maskot/Getty Images Davis Polk & Wardwell, one of the most prestigious law firms in the US, announced Thursday that...
With Restructuring Lawyers in Demand, Akin Gump Partner Hops to Stroock
In a suddenly uncertain lateral market, expect bankruptcy and restructuring practices to stand out. As a teetering economy once again pushes countercyclical bankruptcy and restructuring practices into the spotlight, a nearly 20-year veteran of Akin Gump Strauss Hauer...
What Not To Talk About in Lateral Partner Discussions
Rather than probing about candidates’ past earnings and future expectations, lateral recruiting teams would benefit by focusing on how candidates can address concrete business needs and growth. Compensation. Remuneration. Base-and-bonus. Whatever term a recruiting...