What's More Important To Laterals Than Cash Compensation? Job Security!

Cash may be king, but invaluable things like job security matter much, much more.

Up-and-coming lawyers increasingly want to know the answers to some hard questions, like when there is an economic downturn, what happens to me? Or if I want to work remotely most of the time, how am I going to be stitched into the fabric of the firm and how am I going to be able to build relationships with partners to get good work assignments that allow me to ascend in my career?

— Kent Zimmermann, a consultant with the Zeughauser Group, offering his thoughts on how Biglaw firms can make themselves more appealing to attorneys who may be looking to lateral.


Staci ZaretskyStaci Zaretsky is a senior editor at Above the Law, where she’s worked since 2011. She’d love to hear from you, so please feel free to email her with any tips, questions, comments, or critiques. You can follow her on Twitter or connect with her on LinkedIn.

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