10 Timeless Insights on Lateral Hiring: Lessons from Industry Pioneer Frank Kimball
Twenty years ago, our colleague and legal recruiting pioneer Frank Kimball made bold predictions about the future of lateral hiring. Today, those insights feel less like prophecy and more like a roadmap for navigating the modern talent market. Here are ten observations that are defining lateral hiring right now, viewed through one core truth Kimball articulated […]
More Bang for the Buck: Hiring Lateral Partners In Groups Is Gaining Popularity
Paul Hastings has been doing a lot of hiring lately. Same as many other firms, right? Actually, not quite. Paul Hastings has been in the headlines not for bringing on many new partners, but for hiring partners in groups. In March, the firm poached a group of 43 restructuring attorneys from Stroock & Stroock & […]
Partnerships In Law Firms: The Perfect Storm?
Five key trends are transforming Biglaw and the entire legal industry. CKR Law grew rapidly from its founding in 2014, expanding to boast more than 200 lawyers across some 50 locations. But earlier this week, the news broke that the firm, facing a cash crunch, is terminating partners.The reason provided by CKR founder Jeffrey Rinde […]
Who Makes More: Partners Or General Counsels?
At some point in our lives, we would all give a pound of flesh just to make partner, but the reality is that many partners experience buyer’s remorse. Maybe some don’t enjoy business generation, balk at the price of capital contributions, feel too much pressure, and so on. The more partners make, the more they […]