My colleague, Abby Gordon continues with part 2 of her advice to young lawyers.
The Lateral Market
15. Always keep your résumé up to date (and your deal sheet or representative matters sheet as well) because you never know when opportunity will knock….
16. Be conscious of your deal experience. To lateral to another firm,
Abby Gordon is one of my Lateral Link colleagues who works in the Lateral Link New York office. She has great ideas for young lawyers and I’ve asked her to share those ideas in a series of blog posts.
In this post, Abby shares the first 14 of 25 things to know to not screw
Did you miss the first Rainmaker Series session? No worries, here is a link to the recording.
Two years ago I spent four weeks in Spanish Immersion in San Miguel de Allende. From 9-1 each day I sat in a class with five other students and teachers taught us grammar, conversation, and vocabulary. Most
Well, today is the day. It’s the kick-off of the Lateral Link Rainmaker program. I’m ready. I hope to see you at 11:00 AM CDT. (I think I may have written noon in an earlier blog post.) If you know me, you know that I love helping young lawyers succeed. So, I am excited
First, I’m back working. I started last week as a Senior Director at Lateral Link and discovered just how much I have to learn.
I am at the moment the least experienced legal recruiter in the firm, and yet in Spanish Soy el reclutador más viejo. (I am the oldest).
My new business email is
If you are a regular reader, you know that at the end of last year I mentioned I planned to retire. Afterward, Larry Scott, a former partner of mine suggested I consider becoming a recruiter.
At first, I was skeptical, but I received many encouraging messages from law firm leaders and lawyers I have