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January 7, 2021

Two Golden Rules for the Lateral Dating Game

Listen for a moment.  That strange noise you hear is revolving doors.  Unfettered loyalty to maintain ones lifelong career at a single law firm has diminished. With ...
January 7, 2021

How to Search Effectively for the Top Legal Talent

It’s no secret that the very top of the legal talent pool are already employed somewhere else.  More than ever their employment options range beyond traditional law ...
January 7, 2021

The Impact of Compensation on Associate Retention

People choose to enter the legal profession for a variety of reasons. For aspiring individuals, the practice of law brings the opportunity for meaningful work, professional challenges ...
January 7, 2021

Lessons for Law Firm Compensation: Open Models

History repeats itself.  Especially when an important learning is to be gained.  The same situation will appear until lessons are learned or until a better approach to ...
January 7, 2021

Lessons for Law Firm Compensation: Closed Models

Lawyer compensation is the most sensitive aspect of any law firm.  Controversy and tension is ever present.  Even when Partners are doing well financially, they still voice ...
January 7, 2021

Keep Your Star Associates With Predictable Bonuses

In order to retain top performing Associates, law firms are reviewing and testing their compensation strategies and bonus structures.  Awarded to recognize hard work and demonstrate appreciation ...
January 7, 2021

Dare to Compare?

Compensation Packages Between Private Practice and In-House Lawyers   Across the country and from firm to firm, most of the large ones maintain similar compensation structures for ...
January 7, 2021

Compensation Frameworks That Win Associate Loyalty

Win-win compensation frameworks do not necessarily require paying more; they simply require a clear understanding of your firm’s objectives and the type of promising legal candidate necessary ...
January 7, 2021

3 Key Areas to Setting Lateral Hire Compensation

Reward and recognition that drive optimal lawyer performance behaviours is an important element to good management  The compensation model of any firm heavily influences how the lawyers ...
January 7, 2021

The Role Effective Communication Plays to Retaining Top Legal Talent

More than likely, what first comes to mind when people hear about The Counsel Network is that we are a recruiting firm specialized in recruiting legal talent.  ...
January 7, 2021

Recruiting and Retaining Top Talent

The relationship between Associates and their firms continues to evolve.  Increasingly, partnership is no longer the primary goal for countless Associates.  And many are less inclined to ...
January 7, 2021

Sense of Entitlement

Entitlements star Associates Most Appreciate Top performing Associates are critical to the success of any firm.  In today’s competitive market the demand for star Associates is teeming.  ...