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There is an old saying: If you’re not growing, you’re dying. Law firms are subject to this principle more so today than ever. More law firms are embracing lateral hiring as a viable growth strategy, and the firms that approach it intentionally, by targeting the right talent, ensuring cultural fit, and building for long-term sustainability,… Read More

If law schools taught future lawyers how to bring in clients, how to develop business, how to cross-sell different practice areas, and how to provide additional solutions, in other words how to sell, it would be the most practical and beneficial education its students could receive. And this would not be too much of a… Read More

We are continuing our conversation about today’s law schools, and whether the education should focus on more theoretical or practical considerations. Stated differently, what should law schools be teaching? Although I can understand both sides of this issue, and I genuinely believe a good law school education is invaluable, I believe that the more practical… Read More

We have been discussing the changing roles within law firms, and how partners within most corporate law firms can be categorized as Finders, Minders, or Grinders. Furthermore, the market has decided that Finders have the most value, economically and otherwise. And that leads to a question: If the dynamics of law firms have changed, and… Read More

We are continuing our discussion of finders, minders, and grinders within law firms. Because these roles exist in one form or another within most modern law firms, the best advice I could give to any lawyer in private practice is to get out and develop your own client base. I realize that does not happen… Read More

Last time we looked at the differing roles of finders, minders, and grinders within a law firm. We noted that while there are definite positives to the grinder (service partner) role, there are significant drawbacks as well. The finder (rainmaker), on the other hand, is not only in the best position in the law firm… Read More

Not all law firm partners are created equal. Although this was not always the case, it certainly is today. To summarize the hierarchy within most modern law firms, someone coined the phrase “finders, minders, and grinders.” Finders, as the name implies, are the ones who go out and find the business. They bring clients in… Read More

Want to receive future issues of Lateral Moves Monthly? Click below to have Lateral Moves Monthly sent to your Inbox. Tracking Lateral Moves in the Legal Industry Welcome to the fifteenth issue of Lateral Moves Monthly. OnBoard’s proprietary technology creates a monthly summary of lateral moves to over 250 law firms in the U.S. To… Read More

Want to receive future issues of Lateral Moves Monthly? Click below to have Lateral Moves Monthly sent to your Inbox. Tracking Lateral Moves in the Legal Industry Welcome to the fourteenth issue of Lateral Moves Monthly. OnBoard’s proprietary technology creates a monthly summary of lateral moves to over 250 law firms in the U.S. To… Read More

Want to receive future issues of Lateral Moves Monthly? Click below to have Lateral Moves Monthly sent to your Inbox. Tracking Lateral Moves in the Legal Industry Welcome to the thirteenth issue of Lateral Moves Monthly. OnBoard’s proprietary technology creates a monthly summary of lateral moves to over 250 law firms in the U.S. To… Read More

Want to receive future issues of Lateral Moves Monthly? Click below to have Lateral Moves Monthly sent to your Inbox. Tracking Lateral Moves in the Legal Industry Welcome to the twelfth issue of Lateral Moves Monthly. OnBoard’s proprietary technology creates a monthly summary of lateral moves to over 250 law firms in the U.S. To… Read More

Want to receive future issues of Lateral Moves Monthly? Click below to have Lateral Moves Monthly sent to your Inbox. Tracking Lateral Moves in the Legal Industry Welcome to the eleventh issue of Lateral Moves Monthly. OnBoard’s proprietary technology creates a monthly summary of lateral moves to over 250 law firms in the U.S. To… Read More

Want to receive future issues of Lateral Moves Monthly? Click below to have Lateral Moves Monthly sent to your Inbox. Tracking Lateral Moves in the Legal Industry Welcome to the tenth issue of Lateral Moves Monthly. OnBoard’s proprietary technology creates a monthly summary of lateral moves to over 250 law firms in the U.S. To… Read More