Ed.
note:
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of
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Day.
[It’s]
certainly
not
a
deal-breaker.
Sometimes
there
are
really
good
reasons
for
those
moves,
so
it’s
really
case-by-case.
As
long
as
we
understand
the
story
—
what
is
the
story
behind
the
move?
That’s
really
what’s
important
to
me,
whether
it’s
a
lateral
lawyer,
or
executive,
or
anything
in
between.
—
Jamie
Lawless,
CEO
of
Husch
Blackwell,
in
comments
given
to
the
American
Lawyer,
on
why
being
a
“serial
lateral”
is
no
longer
necessarily
seen
as
a
problem
when
it
comes
to
law
firm
hiring.
According
to
Leopard
Solutions,
those
who
made
a
third,
fourth,
or
higher
lateral
move
between
2017
and
2024
was
on
the
rise.
By
2024,
21%
of
lawyers
had
made
at
least
two
lateral
moves.
Staci
Zaretsky is
a
senior
editor
at
Above
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Law,
where
she’s
worked
since
2011.
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