The due diligence that law firms need to conduct before hiring new lawyers requires a lot more than reading a résumé and making a few calls, Jessica Seah writes in the Asia Legal Briefing. But time and again, law firms end up bringing on lawyers whose ethical and professional conduct is questionable—or even criminal. Are they capable of making this stop?
October 12, 2023 at 06:28 PM
6 minute read
Asia Editor
Ask any law firm about their due diligence when it comes to hiring talent and they will rattle off a list of lofty standards. Ask any legal recruiter about firms and those so-called standards and you’ll most likely get a snigger and an eye roll.
It’s a tale as old as time. Law firms mistakenly hire troublemakers and shady personalities.
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