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…
Back to “In the News”BloombergDanielle Lackey Quoted In Bloomberg LawOn paper, Danielle Lackey looks like a strong candidate for Big Law partnership — degrees from Brown University and Stanford Law School and excellent recommendations about her legal work.But after four years at Latham & Watkins, Lackey decided the lifestyle didn’t…
Back to "In the News"BloombergLehman, Merrill Will Damage Lawyer's Careers, Survey SaysBy Lindsay FortadoSept. 18 (Bloomberg) -- Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.'s collapse and the sale of Merrill Lynch & Co. to Bank of America Corp. will hurt legal careers, more than half of the New York lawyers surveyed by a…
Back to "In the News"BusinessWeekWall Street Law Firms Face an Uncertain FutureUntil recently, things were a bit too quiet for Mel M. Immergut, chairman of Wall Street law firm Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy. The yearlong credit crunch had dampened dealmaking, while the litigation and restructuring work the firm typically…
