Ed. note: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day.
We want to be thoughtful and disciplined and not over-react to short-term demand cycles.
— Brad Karp, chair of Paul Weiss, in comments given to Jenna Greene of Reuters, on the firm’s strategic growth over the past three years, during a time when other firms significantly reduced their associate hiring. As noted by Greene, Paul Weiss has added lateral associates at a steady clip, gradually increasing each year: 62 in 2021, 73 in 2022, and 113 in 2023.
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