(Photo: Adobe Stock) Lateral Hiring Is Becoming So Competitive That Big Law Firms Are Seeking Mergers Instead
"Most firms considering mergers are saying, 'We should open up the aperture a bit because we're not able to move the needle fast enough,'" legal consultant Kent Zimmermann said.
October 28, 2021 at 05:00 AM
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Law Firm Management
The original version of this story was published on The American Lawyer
Consultants are portending a flurry of law firm mergers in 2022, especially among larger firms, as the tight lateral market shows no signs of abating and the elite pull further away from the rest of the pack.
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