NALP 2015 ANNUAL EDUCATION CONFERENCE — PANELS ABOUT LATERAL HIRING
Um … Something Smells Funny: How to Spot When Candidates Aren’t Telling You the Whole Story
It’s happened to all of us. You’re evaluating a candidate and, despite a strong pedigree and on-point experience, you have a nagging feeling something seems off. Lawyers are trained to be professional advocates, persuaders, and storytellers for their clients. But during the application and interview processes, nobody appreciates a beautifully woven story if it doesn’t add up. This program will reveal the seven ways candidates skillfully spin — or sometimes omit — important information that’s relevant to your hiring decision. You will leave this interactive and engaging program with specific tools to spot the warning signs and reveal the truth in an effective and respectful manner.
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- Dan Binstock, Partner, Garrison & Sisson, Inc.
- Shannon Davis, Director of Legal Recruiting, Mintz Levin
- Warren Smith, Managing Partner, The Counsel Network
Finding the Unicorn: Lateral Searches for Members of the “Lost Generation”
As we continue to move past the recession, lateral hiring is on the rise. Billable hours are up, and firms are looking to bulk up their ranks. This is great news but can create challenges when the class years sought are those that were most impacted by hiring freezes and staff reductions during the downturn. Presenters will provide relevant statistics to support this reality, discuss creative approaches to retaining and recruiting associates in the class years where the traditional talent pool is no longer covering the demand, and walk through the factors to focus on in order to have productive discussions with your hiring partners, as well as best practices for branding your firm externally.
- Nicole Donnelly, Senior Managing Director, SJL Attorney Search, LLC
- Leah Kopco Healey, Legal Recruiting Manager, Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP
- Trisha Weiss, Director of Legal Recruiting, Shearman & Sterling LLP
AI Is Reshaping Legal Practice—But Tools Aren’t The Real Differentiator.
Explore the mindset, cultural shifts, and training strategies that define the AI‑savvy lawyer, revealing why human judgment, standardized competence, and integrated learning—not technology alone—will shape the future of the profession.
To Build or Not to Build: The Relationship (Or Lack Thereof) Between Increased Lateral Partner Hiring and Firm Revenue Lateral Recruiting and Hiring
Over the past few years, firms have invested heavily in lateral recruiting, and have aggressively pursued lateral partners in an attempt to increase firm revenues. But questions abound over whether this investment is paying off and whether firms are realizing the “return on investment” they seek through lateral partner growth. This interactive and informative session will include analysis of the statistical trends behind lateral partner hiring and its relationship to firm revenue, and identify some of the ways firms enhance their ability to increase firm revenue through lateral partner hiring.
- Marguerite Durston, Attorney Recruitment Administrator, Quarles & Brady LLP
- Scott Hodes, Principal, Lateral Link
- Charlotte Wager, Partner and Chief Talent Officer, Jenner &Block LLP
Earlier: 7 Thoughts About The Lateral Hiring Process
2015 Annual Education Conference [National Association for Law Placement (NALP)]