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Why Lateral Partner Candidates Can Stop Worrying About Discussing Books of Business
“While a partner candidate’s book of business is undoubtedly an important component of a law firm’s evaluation process, in the vast majority of lateral partner assessments it will neither make nor break the partner candidate.”
Scott Yaccarino Comments on Top Law Firms’ Unwavering Recruitment of Transactional Attorneys
“Most Big Law firms are still jumping at the chance to hire premier transactional legal talent despite any drop in deal volume.”
3 Reasons In-House Funds Attorneys Are Going Back to Law Firms
“I have never seen a law firm practice area offer more opportunity in terms of subject matter diversity, career trajectory, and economics as compared to its in-house counterpart.”
Scott Yaccarino Shares Expectations on Pay Transparency Laws’ Impact for Law Firm Attorneys
“The minute attorneys are off the associate scale, that’s where there’s a lot more variance of how law firms compensate their counsel. I could see this really leading to an increase in counsel salary compensation.”
Crossing the Bridge Back to a Top Law Firm From In-House
“In today’s legal market, crossing the bridge from an in-house role back into a top law firm is becoming much more common (and lucrative!).”
Natasha Innocenti and Suzanne Kane Comment on Law Firm Lateral Hiring Markets
“Law firms are willing to take advantage of the less busy time to fill long-term needs that have been challenging to fill in recent years, such as capital markets or M&A, even if those lateral partners are not as profitable in the first year.”