by Amanda Ferrari | May 5, 2020 | Amanda Ferrari, Laterals, Law, Reputation, Social Media
I was brainstorming my next blog post topic and realized, I have a case study sitting right in front of me. Some of you may know that my husband, Mike Ferrari, graduated from Vermont Law School in May 2019, passed the Ohio State Bar Examination in October 2019, and...
by John Hellerman | Aug 5, 2014 | Amanda Ferrari, Crisis, John Hellerman, Laterals, Law, Litigation, Marin Seifert, Reputation
Having a rival pick off a group of partners is never a welcome occurrence, but how a law firm handles such an event can help mitigate further damage. Skillful communication about such departures – both internal and external – is crucial. Watching colleagues depart en...
by John Hellerman | Jun 12, 2014 | Branding, Content Marketing, John Hellerman, Laterals, Law
Recently, the Legal Times blog reported that Squire Sanders was losing four healthcare partners to competitor Jones Day. This news isn’t in itself particularly shocking—according to The American Lawyer’s 2014 Lateral Report, more than 2,500 partners in the US moved to...
by John Hellerman | May 20, 2014 | Amanda Ferrari, Crisis, John Hellerman, Laterals, Law, Litigation, Marin Seifert, Reputation
Law firms and law schools have been having some difficult conversations lately: breakup conversations. As the legal job market continues to shrink, law firms and law schools have been faced with tough decisions about separating with attorneys and professors,...
by John Hellerman | Apr 1, 2014 | Branding, John Hellerman, Laterals, Law
Amy Kolz’s revealing article on the disappointing results of lateral hiring [“Building a Better Lateral,” February] notes that an Am Law 50 firm found that lateral hiring had been only a breakeven proposition from 2007-09. Revenues generated by its lateral just...
by John Hellerman | Mar 13, 2014 | Branding, John Hellerman, Laterals, Law
In a recent column for Above the Law, Michael Allen of Lateral Link enumerated the top five reasons that attorneys move from one firm to another. Here’s the list he came up with: 1) Management: “A popular complaint I hear from lateral partners,” Allen writes, “is that...
