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note:
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Quote
of
the
Day.
[W]ith
the
rise
in
hiring,
I
would
imagine
there
will
be
[an]
increase
in
failed
hires,
so
firms
will
rush
to
hire
attorneys
to
fill
holes
and
perhaps
not
do
their
proper
due
diligence
on
the
hiring
or
properly
integrate
the
hires.
—
Phil
Flora,
director
of
sales
at
Leopard
Solutions,
in
comments
given
to
the
American
Lawyer,
concerning
the
race
to
hire
attorney
talent
at
Biglaw
firms
with
“growth
mindsets,”
which
he
expects
to
continue
“across
the
board”
in
2025.
According
to
Flora,
who
tracks
industry
hiring,
“failed
hires”
happen
when
lateral
attorneys
leave
the
new
firm
almost
as
quickly
as
they
were
hired.
Per
Leopard’s
data,
~6%
of
lateral
partners
hired
in
the
last
two
years
have
already
left
their
firms
for
new
employment
opportunities.
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