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 [...]
Andi Cullins and Steve Nelson from The McCormick Group discuss how lawyers can evaluate their current job compared to new opportunities: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Je8BdjmkEM&feature=youtu.be
Law firms sticking to the old “portable business” ratios in evaluating lateral partners find themselves losing ground. […]
Virtually every law firm we talk to is disappointed with the results of their lateral partner hiring efforts. We often hear about good candidates dropping out of the process and ultimately staying with their current firms. […]
Recently, The American Lawyer caused quite a stir with a recent article, “How to Hire a Home-Run Lateral? Look at Their Stats” indicating that law firms are beginning to use statistical analysis similar to those used in Major League Baseball [...]
By Andi Cullins and Steve Nelson PD Quarterly – Much has been written in recent months concerning the relatively poor results reported by firms in their lateral hiring efforts. […]
The McCormick Group’s Steve Nelson, Andi Cullins, and Ellen Dougherty will be presenting a webinar for the Practicing Law Institute (PLI) on April 5, 2016 entitled “Lateral Partner Movement Today: What Candidates Should Be Considering”. […]
An exclusive study conducted by The McCormick Group reveals that fewer Washington, D.C. Chambers-rated lawyers moved in 2015 than in the previous year. […]
The Legal Times reported on The McCormick Group’s legal study on declining lateral movement by Chambers-rated lawyers. […]
The McCormick Group’s Ivan Adler was quoted in Bloomberg BNA about emotion-laden lateral moves out of failing firms. […]