TMG’s Take…on Lateral Movement and “Chambers”
An exclusive study conducted by The McCormick Group reveals that fewer Washington, D.C. Chambers-rated lawyers moved in 2015 than in the previous year. […]
TMG’s Take…on The AmLaw Rankings
Recently, the American Lawyer’s methodology for its rankings has come under fire from several fronts. […]
TMG’s Take…on Using Data Analytics in Partner Recruiting
By Steve Nelson and Ellen Dougherty Even lawyers are talking about big data, although as usual, the industry is a bit behind other professional services firms. […]
Stepping Up Lateral Partner Recruiting and Analytics
Bloomberg BNA featured an article by TMG Managing Principal Stephen Nelson and Consultant Ellen Dougherty. […]
The McCormick Group Establishes Lateral Partner Recruiting Roundtable
The McCormick Group has formed a LinkedIn Group consisting of professionals responsible for lateral partner recruiting and integration, including partners and recruiting administrators. […]
TMG’s Take…on 2014’s Financial Reports
The annual McCormick Group review of five-year financial statistics reveals a surprisingly wide disparity in the financial performance of U.S. law firms during the years 2009-2014. […]
TMG’s Take…on the Rx for Lateral Heartache
Two of the most notable critics of the lateral partner hiring process, law professors William Henderson and Christopher Zorn, recently outlined a number of steps that law firms can take in improving their lateral partner hiring process (“An Rx for [...]
TMG’s Take…….on the Value of Lateral Partner Hiring
The Wall Street Journal recently jumped into the controversy over lateral partner hiring, saying that whether or not such gambles pay off “is an open question”. […]
TMG’s Take…on 6 Quick Ways to Ruin Your Brand
By now we’ve all read that the job market is turning around. We’re noting that most Boomers really will retire – sooner rather than later – and law firms will have to contend with the skill gap. This means the competition for [...]
TMG’s Take…on The New Government Relations Professional
We are in a legislative recession. According to the Washington Post, the current Congress is the most “do nothing” Congress in history. Up to the August recess, the 113th Congress had passed only 108 bills that change current law. That’s [...]