{"id":126929,"date":"2025-07-16T17:17:15","date_gmt":"2025-07-17T01:17:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2025\/07\/16\/with-compensation-soaring-lateral-partner-vetting-is-really-heating-up\/"},"modified":"2025-07-16T17:17:15","modified_gmt":"2025-07-17T01:17:15","slug":"with-compensation-soaring-lateral-partner-vetting-is-really-heating-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2025\/07\/16\/with-compensation-soaring-lateral-partner-vetting-is-really-heating-up\/","title":{"rendered":"With Compensation Soaring, Lateral Partner Vetting Is Really Heating Up"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ed. note<\/u>: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

Compensation has skyrocketed, and [firms are] just trying to do as much due diligence as possible. Laterals can be a big investment for firms. They want to make sure they get it right.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2014 <\/i>Brian Davis, a partner at recruiting firm Major Lindsey & Africa who serves as global liaison for New York and London partners, in comments given to the American Lawyer<\/a>, on the intense vetting process that lateral Biglaw partners must now endure thanks to compensation climbing higher and higher.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Staci Zaretsky<\/a>\u00a0is a senior editor at Above the Law, where she\u2019s worked since 2011. She\u2019d love to hear from you, so please feel free to email<\/a> her with any tips, questions, comments, or critiques. You can follow her on\u00a0Bluesky<\/a>,\u00a0X\/Twitter<\/a>, and\u00a0Threads<\/a>,\u00a0or connect with her on\u00a0LinkedIn<\/a>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Ed. note<\/u>: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

Compensation has skyrocketed, and [firms are] just trying to do as much due diligence as possible. Laterals can be a big investment for firms. They want to make sure they get it right.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2014 <\/i>Brian Davis, a partner at recruiting firm Major Lindsey & Africa who serves as global liaison for New York and London partners, in comments given to the American Lawyer<\/a>, on the intense vetting process that lateral Biglaw partners must now endure thanks to compensation climbing higher and higher.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Staci Zaretsky<\/a>\u00a0is a senior editor at Above the Law, where she\u2019s worked since 2011. She\u2019d love to hear from you, so please feel free to email<\/a> her with any tips, questions, comments, or critiques. You can follow her on\u00a0Bluesky<\/a>,\u00a0X\/Twitter<\/a>, and\u00a0Threads<\/a>,\u00a0or connect with her on\u00a0LinkedIn<\/a>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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