Lateral recruiting at the partner level is a complex process: from the initial contact with a prospective firm, through the exchange of information on clients and finances, interviews with other partners, and formulation of an offer, can take anywhere from a month to over a year. At the core of the process are actual meetings […]
Continue ReadingRecruiters’ Top Pet Peeves—And How They Can Harm Your Career
It is common enough for lawyers to complain about recruiters—that too many of them call too frequently when times are good, that they are too slow to respond when times are bad, and that they fail to follow up when follow-up might be appreciated. By the same token, we recruiters have gripes about the candidates […]
Continue ReadingOrchestrating a Bidding War as a Lateral Partner Candidate
As anyone who has ever sold a house (or car, or any item of property) knows, having multiple bidders is the best way to receive a higher sales price. So, too, with a lateral partner candidate who is considering taking his or her practice to another firm: speaking with multiple target firms at the same […]
Continue ReadingCase Study: The Quite Illustrative Story of Joe Lateral
The following is an excerpt from: The Lateral Lawyer®: Opportunities and Pitfalls for the Law Firm Partner Switching Firms, 2d edition (2014), by Adam S. Weiss As an executive recruiter specializing in law firm partner placements, I am often asked to describe how the process of moving from one firm to another really works. I usually begin […]
Continue ReadingPreparing For A Lateral Move At The Partner Level
Partner-level lawyers who switch firms—or who simply want to explore the possibility of switching firms—confront many practical problems. From identifying and researching which firms to consider, to making the time to meet with representatives of other firms, to inventing plausible reasons to be out of the office while interviewing with competitors, innumerable challenges—some significant, others merely […]
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