Laura Leopard Featured in an ABA Journal Article on the Stealth Ways Some Law Firms are Trying to Retain Their Talent

The ABA Journal featured a Law.com article in which Laura Leopard was quoted on how some law firms are trying to keep their lawyers under the radar in misguided effort to retain them.

While some law firms are trying to hold on to their lawyers are offering special bonuses and perks, making counteroffers, offering more interesting work and promoting on a shortened timelin, there are also law firms hoping that they can keep their talent hidden from competitors, Law.com reports.

Law firms are fearful because of the hot lateral-hiring market. Law firms “just don’t have enough folks to go around and pick up all of that M&A work that’s floating around out there,” said in the Law.com article. She said, “Everyone is looking to hire the same people.”

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