Firms will increasingly be asking about harassment claims in their lateral partner forms. It’s a tricky thing, but it’s something you want to contain and deal with in a private way.
— Natasha Innocenti, recruiter and partner at Mlegal Group Inc., on how Biglaw firms are dealing with the risk of a sexual harassment scandal in their lateral hires. She also notes that how a firm handles these issues matter to lateral candidates as well, “I do have candidates ask me all the time—men and women—is this firm good for women? That is a difference maker.”