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What Happens After the Lateral Hire: Why Data Plays a Bigger Role Than You Think

Lateral success isn’t driven by talent alone. It’s shaped by how well the firm can connect and interpret the information around that hire. Matt Parfitt and Meghan Van Dalinda expla...

Nonequity Expansion Goes Hand-in-Hand with Lateral Additions

Lateral talent raids and exits among Am Law 50 firms have been more poignant in 2026, with nearly every day a Big Law firm announcing the addition of a practice group leader or rai...

Look outside, grow upside: The advantage of cross-industry hiring

In a world where news of layoffs are reported every now and then — be it in newspapers, news channels or on websites — identifying a trend in hiring seems offbeat. Yet, even now as...

Crossing the Chasm: Onboarding Executives from Adjacent Industries for Non-Traditional Roles

Most companies begin looking for someone with relevant experience in their industry. But cross-industry hiring may lead to more effective results. Hiring someone from an adjacent i...

NYC Lateral Hiring Reaches 3-Year High

Dechert, Sidley Austin, Kirkland & Ellis and Ropes & Gray were the top firms with the most Q1 laterals in New York, according to Macrae.       

Lateral Associate Hires Are All The Rage

Law firms loved laterals in 2025. The post Lateral Associate Hires Are All The Rage appeared first on Above the Law.

Adani Group eyes homegrown talent model, plans to phase out lateral hiring

To support this expansion, the group is rolling out three structural changes, starting with a “three-layer model” aimed at flattening hierarchies and accelerating decision-making

Navigating Lateral Moves in the Legal Industry

The best hire probably doesn’t live near you

Finding qualified talent locally is harder than it was a year ago, according to 60% of U.S. leaders who responded to Remote’s 2025 Global Workforce Report. More than 3,600 HR and b...

The Biglaw Firm That Dominates Lateral Hiring

At least so far in 2026. The post The Biglaw Firm That Dominates Lateral Hiring appeared first on Above the Law.

Biglaw Now Hires More Lateral Associates Than Law Students

Killing OCI was supposed to level the playing field. It didn't. The post Biglaw Now Hires More Lateral Associates Than Law Students appeared first on Above the Law.

The Human Side of Global Hiring: Building Trust in a Borderless Talent Market

Stuart Gentle Publisher at Onrec 06 Apr 2026|The Human Side of Global Hiring: Building Trust in a Borderless Talent MarketThe landscape of recruitment has shifted from a local sea...

A Third Of Lateral Partners Are Gone In 5 Years And Biglaw Keeps Failing To Understand Why

Laterals don't come with care and feeding instructions, but firms should try a little harder to figure it out. The post A Third Of Lateral Partners Are Gone In 5 Years And Biglaw K...

is it wrong to hire a replacement before an employee is fired?

A reader writes: My company has a habit of recruiting and hiring a replacement for fired employees before the person has actually been fired. The replacement doesn’t start work unt...