Ed. note: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day.
Anytime there’s a merger or a new entrant into the market, that volatility creates movement among lawyers. The reason is that the merged firm may not be the best place for all of the lawyers who were at each of the legacy firms, but it also means that the merged firm might be of interest to candidates who might not have been interested in either firm pre-merger.
— David Schwartz, a partner with Major Lindsey & Africa partner, in comments given to the American Lawyer, concerning the number of lateral candidates available on the market given the spate of recent merger announcements among some of the biggest of Biglaw firms.
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