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Pittsburgh law firms see pandemic trend play out as lateral hires dropped 35% nationally

Pittsburgh law firms see pandemic trend play out as lateral hires dropped 35% nationally

Lateral partner hires declined by more than one-third last year nationwide, according to a newly released NALP survey. It was the second straight year of drops after a massive increase in 2021. How did Pittsburgh fare?

Belts tightening at corporate law departments as budgets contract

Corporate legal departments are cutting back on internal hiring and outside expenses such as spending on law firms, according to Altman Weil's 2019 Chief Legal Officer Survey.

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Pittsburgh law firms talk bonus strategies

The national escalation in starting salaries for attorneys also puts the onus on the bonus.

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Going virtual: Some modern-day lawyers forgo the traditional trappings of elegant offices to work remotely

John Monocello worked for one of Pittsburgh's largest law firms, Cohen & Grigsby PC, then was director of intellectual property at local tech company BodyMedia. But for the past 11 years, he's combined what appealed to him most at both former posts, all while occasionally working out of his truck.

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