It’s been 15 years since I stood on the steps of Langdell Hall as a newly minted Harvard Law School graduate. Along with 500 of my classmates, I naturally assumed we would launch our careers, rise through the ranks, and then make partner — all at the same firm where…
No matter how you look at it, getting called in for a job interview is no small feat. After all, you’ve literally beat out hundreds (maybe even thousands) of qualified candidates. You’ve demonstrated that you have what it takes to make it to the next (and hopefully) hiring stage. However,…
You’ve found the perfect blackout curtains on Amazon, recommended specifically for overworked and late-sleeping New York associates, vampires, and Alaskans. They’re inexpensive and ship via Prime, but then you notice a wisp of yellow out of the corner of your eye that spells doom for your purchase: 3.5 stars. You…
After twelve years of grade school, four years of college, three years of law school, and eight years grinding as an associate, you finally make partner…and you are underwhelmed. After so much time, effort, and cost, how could you even consider any alternatives? This perspective is normal, but not necessarily…
Our CEO, Michael Allen, would like to congratulate the members of the Harvard Law School class of 2019 on their graduation. Today is a joyous occasion for the graduates and their families, the culmination of many years of hard work.And long after they have left its hallowed halls, Harvard Law…
One of the most frequently asked questions from our candidates is whether they are paid fairly and not below my peers in the space. That’s something even the great Shaq O’Neal had to face. For most Am Law 200 associates, the answer is easy to find given the information readily…
Ed. note: This is the latest installment in a series of posts on lateral associate and partner moves from Lateral Link’s team of expert contributors. Abby Gordon is a Senior Director with Lateral Link’s New York office. Abby works with attorney candidates on law firm and in-house searches, primarily in New York, Boston, and…
The RundownJuly has been a busy month for the legal world as firms are rushing to match Milbank’s new $190,000 base salary for first year associates. Associates from non-matching firms are eager to lateral into the new lucrative scale, pressuring firms to match or find other ways to offset the…
The lateral market paralleled the scorching temperatures across the United States in July as partner and associate movement remained robust. Demand for lateral attorneys remains high across the Am Law 200. Overall, Holland & Knight led the partner market by poaching 11 partners and one counsel from Reed Smith to…
Back to "In the News"Law.comGC or Bust: Moving Up in the In-house WorldBy Diana Rubin - May 15, 2012 | The National Law JournalAs a legal recruiter specializing in finding lawyers for corporate legal departments, I have found that one qualification top management often insists on in hiring a general…
