As More Folks Enter The Lateral Market Biglaw Slowing Down Recruitment

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Apr 15, 2025 - 00:25
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As More Folks Enter The Lateral Market Biglaw Slowing Down Recruitment

What we’re hearing about is tremendous uncertainty and apprehension. Firms are taking time to reassess their internal priorities and planning, and that slows recruiting.

— Lauren Drake, partner at the legal recruiting firm Macrae, told ABA Journal that the Trump administration’s attacks on Biglaw, as well as, erm, massive changes in enforcement priorities, have had a chilling effect on the industry’s recruitment efforts. At a time when more and more find themselves in need of a robust lateral market, this is terrible news.

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