X

lateral hiring

Fall 2014 Attorney Legal Hiring Update: Law Firms Are Seeking Top Lateral Talent

The legal employment market, like any other, is cyclical in nature, with its inherent fluctuations and varying levels of supply…

11-Lawyer IP Team Moves to Mayer Brown from Steptoe & Johnson

Mayer Brown announced on Thursday that a team of 11 lawyers led by well-known intellectual property lawyer Jamie Beaber has…

Jay Sullivan Leaves Goodwin Procter to Join DLA Piper in Boston

DLA Piper has announced that Jeremiah J. “Jay” Sullivan has joined the firm’s Corporate and Finance practice as a partner…

Morning Roundup

Good morning everybody! Today is Thursday, November 11th, and it's Veterans Day. Here's a quick look back at yesterday's stories.…

Winstead Names New Lateral Hiring Boss

Austin-based labor and employment shareholder Peyton Smith has been named Winstead PC's new firm-wide lateral hiring shareholder.  Smith succeeds in…

Hall & Wilcox Hiring, May Increase Pay

Melbourne, Australia's Hall & Wilcox apparently has not heard that major law firms are shedding lawyers and freezing or cutting…

Lateral Hiring Up 100% in London

Over five years, London firms’ hiring of lateral partners has almost doubled, from 42 hires in 2004 to 79 in…

Judge: Defunct Firm Can Sue Lowenstein Sandler Over Defections

Essex County, New Jersey Superior Court Judge Donald Goldman has ruled that defunct law firm Ravin Sarasohn may sue Lowenstein…

Adorno & Yoss Atlanta Hires 8 Partners, 5 Associates

Adorno & Yoss is expanding its Atlanta office at a time when many national firms are instituting hiring freezes or…

ABA Lowers Ethics Requirement for Lateral Hiring

The American Bar Association's House of Delegates voted yesterday to amend its Model Rule of Professional Conduct governing conflicts of…

Texas Firms Made Fewer Lateral Hires in 2008

The National Law Journal reports that lateral movements were down in Texas last year. Nineteen of the state's 25 largest…