Law firms

Hiring and lateral moves, salary bands by practice area, billable targets, which practices are growing and shrinking, and the firms outside the top tier in India and the United States.

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INLaw firms

Lateral hiring in Indian law firms: the practice areas paying for talent this year, and the ones letting people go

Data protection, insolvency and disputes are hiring at a premium. Capital markets and real estate are quietly shrinking. Salary bands from six firms, compared.

By Meera Iyer, Careers editor

7 min read

USLaw firms

Mid-sized firms are winning the talent war on hours, not money: inside the 1,800-hour pitch

Regional and mid-sized firms cannot match the Cravath scale, so they are selling a lower billable target, earlier client contact and a clearer path to partnership.

By Meera Iyer, Careers editor

7 min read

Law firms

Latest in Law firms

Lateral hiring in Indian law firms: the practice areas paying for talent this year, and the ones letting people go

Mid-sized firms are winning the talent war on hours, not money: inside the 1,800-hour pitch

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