As with just about everything related to the practice of law, COVID-19 has brought dramatic short-term changes in law firm recruitment and integration of legal talent. Among the changes already in place: Most law firms are starting their 2020 law [...]
https://youtu.be/aHRHPcyhrko Steve Nelson from the McCormick Group and Eric Dewey from Group Dewey Consulting presented a webinar on June 11 entitled Lateral Hiring in Hard Times. In it, they discussed the current state of lateral hiring and the impact of [...]
This is the latest update on lateral partner and counsel moves in the Washington, D.C. area. All data included in these reports is derived from Firm Prospects LLC, and consists of moves reported in April. For more details and analysis, please [...]
With the Covid-19 recession, the risks of hiring lateral partners are more pronounced than ever. Compressed margins leave less room for mistakes or bad hires. With stakes so high, the temptation for many law firms is to take a [...]
Talent Transitions Podcast #3: From Government Lawyer to Private Practice David Ris and his guest, Stewart Hirsch, Managing Director of Strategic Relationships LLC dig deeper into the Business Plan, which is a key element in helping government lawyers transition to [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Talent Transitions Podcast #1: Transitioning from Government Please check out our new podcast series, “Talent Transitions”, featuring perspectives and interviews about talent management and recruiting in the legal industry. In our initial podcast, Dave Ris interviews a lawyer [...]
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 [...]
This is the second 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. Our earlier article addressed the decline in the importance of portable business. At first [...]