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 [...]
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 [...]
TMG’s Take on the Transition to Private Practice Political appointees in every Presidential Administration return or transition to the private sector at some point. Those who don’t stay until the end face the decision of when. The time for [...]
An exclusive study conducted by The McCormick Group has revealed that more than 70 percent of the AmLaw 200 provide bios of their top-level administrators on their websites. This confirms several recent articles that have pointed out increasing respect given [...]
POSITION SUMMARY Steptoe & Johnson is seeking an experienced management professional with demonstrated success leading the operations of a law firm, other professional services firms, or other business organizations. The ideal candidate must have strong business acumen and human [...]
This is the third of a series of articles based on discussions at the DC Legal Market Briefing event, held last month by Sandpiper Partners and co-sponsored by The McCormick Group. Our earlier articles addressed the Long Game of Succession Planing, and the Decline in the [...]
The Further Decline of the Portable Book Of Business is the first of a series of articles based on the recent DC Legal Market Briefing, held on September 20 by Sandpiper Partners and co-sponsored by The McCormick Group [...]
As anyone who works in lateral partner recruiting can attest, the information disclosed in the Lateral Partner Questionnaire (LPQ) has become a main determinant of whether candidates move forward. While we believe that these LPQs are an important part [...]
With salary disclosure laws in the news, there certainly has been a great deal of attention focused recently on whether employers can ask job seekers about their current compensation. In addition to the various jurisdictions that have passed legislation prohibiting such [...]
Financial results for law firms have been trickling in and, in a couple of weeks, The American Lawyer will publish its rankings of the 100 largest law firms in the U.S. As usual, candidates evaluating potential opportunities will focus on [...]