“I think the businesses have to pay attention and hire people that they think are going to be a good, long-term investment and pass on those who seem to be moving further on self- and short-term gain,” said John Hall of Hall Booth Smith.
Law firms’ hiring partners are seeing more “high-quality” candidates but increasingly are rejecting them for openings because of a “concerning trend” of some lawyers moving almost annually between firms, a firm leader says.
The issue isn’t solely a point of concern with regard to associates, nor is it isolated to partners. Both groups of lawyers are now more mobile than they were just a decade ago, although consequences of this increased mobility vary across the two segments.
