The Perfect Partner
The Practice
November/December 2023
Who determines what qualities make up the perfect law firm partner? What metrics should we use to make the calculation?
November/December 2023
Introducing the November 2023 Issue
Understanding the perfect partner.
Defining the Perfect Partner
Data from a major International Bar Association survey of law firms from around the word helps to shine a light on a key question: how do law firms define the perfect partner?
Dissecting Client Choice
Lisa Hart Shepherd’s work on “star lawyers” reveals the key qualities clients view as important in their best partners—as well as the frequent mismatch between who clients and their law firms view as the stars.
Recruiting Market Insights
How do legal recruiters view the market for senior lawyers? What do candidates seeking new homes want from (new) colleagues? What do firms say they want in new lateral partners? Joe Macrae of Macrae and Merle Vaughn of Major, Lindsey & Africa offer insights into the fast-moving recruiting market.
Researching Relationships
Paul Eastwick, professor of psychology at UC Davis, speaks to David B. Wilkins, faculty director of the Center on the Legal Profession, about what law firm partners can learn from relationship science and social psychology.
