A January 2015 American Lawyer headline read: “2014 was a record year for hiring lateral partners.” Acquiring partners, who can potentially expand a firm’s business, is a growth strategy in a marketplace with limited new revenues. The experts in lateral partner placement say that the prime motivation for laterals to leave their current firm is … Continued
I am very grateful for our incredible success in 2014 and I am excited for what 2015 will bring! None of this would be possible without your trust, support and consideration when you have a job opening, training need, or when you meet a great candidate and send them our way. I am deeply appreciative … Continued
2014 has been a great year, and for this Wisnik Weekly blog we wanted to share with you our findings from our most recent Law Firm Marketing/BD Survey. This year we received survey responses from 262 legal Marketing and BD professionals from across three markets: New York, DC, and Chicago. Here are the top trends we observed: … Continued
The job market has been hot! Law firms are actively hiring and our biggest challenge is finding top talent, especially in Public Relations and Business Development. Even though the demand for talent is high, some Firms are conducting interviews in a way that is “turning off” top candidates. I bet you can still recall the … Continued
It’s that time of year – the days are getting shorter as the weather gets cooler! All of this makes it hard to get going some mornings. So here is a link to an article I was recently quoted in, by Real Simple, which offers 5 Tricks for an Efficient Morning. On another note, over … Continued
It was truly an amazing summer between my son Jake’s Bar Mitzvah in Poland, 7 placements, 10 Interview Training programs and the magnificent weather; I am deeply grateful! Our goal in having our youngest son Jake’s Bar Mitzvah in Poland was to have a meaningful rite of passage. The ceremony took place in Zamosc, the … Continued
If the past few months are any sign, there is no “down time” any more! The fact that the economy has picked up and all the law firm professionals we know are swamped, is good – but the feeling of being overwhelmed is not. So I thought this would be a good time to focus … Continued
Since January, I have been challenging myself to “Step way out of my comfort zone!” Every morning on my way to work, I write in my iPhone’s memo section; I have been doing this for years to “focus” myself for the day ahead. But beginning this year, I started writing: “Today I am going to … Continued
We recently ran two Boot Camps for junior marketing/BD professionals from law firms. I would like to highlight 4 key things participants found most valuable and said they would use when they returned to their firms: Attendees said they would invest the time to understand how to work best with lawyers and team members who … Continued
Perspective changes how we see everything in our lives. This is one of those generalizations we all know to be true, but I don’t think we really process how this affects the way we view our jobs and lives. I’ve recently had two very different experiences that I wanted to share with you, and both … Continued