The Counteroffer Trap
It's one of the most familiar moments in legal hiring. An associate or counsel-level attorney resigns, the firm scrambles, and within 24 hours someone walks into their office with a number that's hard to refuse. A raise, a bonus, maybe a title bump. The attorney stays. Everyone [READ MORE]
The Rise of Fractional and Interim Legal Talent
A few years ago, "interim" in legal staffing usually meant one thing: a maternity or paternity leave cover or a temporary gap while a firm ran a partner search. That's changed. Across firms and corporate legal departments alike, we're seeing a steady increase in demand for attorneys [READ MORE]
AI Is Doing the Research. So What Are You Actually Hiring For?
For decades, the first few years of associate life followed a predictable script: long hours in document review, redlining contracts late into the night, and building research memos that partners would skim and mark up in red ink. That work was tedious, but it was also where [READ MORE]
Why Etiquette Is Still the Most Underrated Leadership Skill
The word "etiquette" tends to trigger the wrong associations — formal place settings, outdated social codes, a relic of a more rigid professional era. That instinct causes a lot of leaders to overlook something genuinely useful. Etiquette has never been about rules. It's been about reducing friction [READ MORE]
The Litigation Firm’s Efficiency Problem
Private litigation firms are under the same pressure they've always been under. Caseloads are growing. Evidence is increasingly digital, voluminous, and complex. Client expectations around turnaround time and billing transparency have never been higher. And the attorneys firms are leaning on most are already stretched. The instinct [READ MORE]
The Real Cost of an Untrained Associate
Finding, onboarding, and developing a new attorney to full productivity can take up to five years. For midsize to large law firms, that journey carries a price tag of $200,000 to $400,000 per associate before they've generated a meaningful return. And many firms never get there. Associates [READ MORE]
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