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As the pandemic has changed how lawyers work — and from where — it has removed some of the traditional barriers to lateral hiring. Geography doesn’t have to be a dealbreaker, and the new hire may not even need to be in a city where the firm has a brick-and-mortar office.
But getting the lateral in the door is the first and easiest step. After that, things often go south. According to Michael Ellenhorn, the founder and CEO of...
Considering the dire predictions of legal industry watchers back in the spring of 2020, the fact that law firms recovered their positions, and in some cases saw massive profits, is cause for celebration. Associates who fueled revenue by meeting and exceeding their billing targets, in the midst of a global pandemic, social revolution and unprecedented uncertainty in the federal government,
Many law firms responded to racial justice demonstrations this past summer with public support and a renewed commitment to improving diversity and inclusion in their workplaces. Some signaled this support by placing “Black Lives Matter” banners or updated racial justice statements on their home page. While these are welcome steps toward greater inclusion, law firms may inadvertently have undermined their message of inclusivity by placing it on a website that people with some kinds of...
Although it seems that most of us will continue working remotely for the foreseeable future, some law firm leaders have expressed a desire to go back to in-person work in the office because they believe it is necessary for doing business. Page 2’s take on this is that while of course we all wish we could snap our fingers and get back to “normal” (whatever that may mean nowadays), this...
The pre-pandemic model of in-office work has long limited firms to hiring lawyers in the cities where they have established practices. To bring on someone who lived elsewhere, even a strong candidate whose skills would benefit the firm, would force the firm to spend on office space, and clients might raise an eyebrow at the idea of their attorney not being physically present in meetings. Why change the Way We've Always Done Things?