This is the first of a monthly series of updates by The McCormick Group on lateral partner and counsel moves in the Washington, D.C. area. All data included in these reports are derived from Firm Prospects LLC. The word in [...]
Legal Headhunters Network Podcast EP 1: Legal Innovations Discussion with the founders of Legal Innovators, a provider of a suite of talent management solutions, on an outsourced basis. The idea was born from the vision of Jonathan Greenblatt [...]
The McCormick Group once again sponsored the recent D.C. Legal Market Conference, held by Sandpiper Partners. The conference featured a lively discussion of a number of topics, including the state of the D.C. legal market, relationships between inside and outside [...]
The McCormick Group celebrated our 45th anniversary with the Ringer Awards dinner, 2019. Thanks to our clients, candidates, best in the business account executives, the support staff, and management. A special thanks to Dave Ris for photography, Barbara McCormick and [...]
I have the pleasure of speaking with talented people every day. We discuss their career goals and future plans. In my work as an executive recruiter, most of the people I speak with daily are fully employed and considering options [...]
Two reports released earlier this year indicate that law firm use of alternative fee structures have slowed this year. http://lawfirmpricing.com/2019/05/31/2019-altman-weil-1/ https://biglawbusiness.com/law-firm-sites-talk-about-alternative-fees-but-use-appears-thin Among the reasons specified are: The strength of the economy that in recent years has eased concerns of clients [...]
Talent Transitions Podcast #2: Business Plans with Nova Daly Nova Daly of Wiley is David's guest. They discuss the importance of a business plan to prepare to transition from the Government back to the private sector and [...]
Three Thoughts on Key Questions Every Candidate Should Ask: Why? What's First? What's Next? As I talk to people about why they want to leave their current job, they often express the feeling that their job is not aligned [...]
Eugene & Terry Bedard - June 4, 1955 Three Thoughts on Onboarding: Welcome to the Family! Many aspects of the recruiting and hiring process are comparable to dating and marriage. One part that is often overlooked is [...]
As an executive recruiter for the past twenty years, I have had many discussions with clients and candidates about my role as their recruiter. The crux of those conversations is about their experiences with other recruiters. Especially any time a [...]