Law Firm Success Strategies with Doug Brown, JD: Inside Tips From A Top Law Firm Recruiter

Dive into the fourth installment of the "Law Firm Success Strategies" podcast where host and lawyer coach Doug Brown, JD and Michael Lord, Partner at Lord Gurman & Lewis, discuss how to recruit and retain legal talent.
Check out the episode below. You can also enjoy it on YouTube, Spotify and Apple Podcasts.
In this episode, Michael and Doug cover why law firm recruiters are currently struggling to find quality candidates, how law practices are adapting to a more demanding generation of new attorneys, what information law firm leaders should be providing for their recruiters and much more!
About our guest:
Michael Lord has a combination of business, legal, and executive search experience that adds considerable depth to the services he provides. Before founding legal search firm Lord Gurman & Lewis (and its predecessor firm) in 2002, Michael worked for several years at one of New York’s veteran attorney placement firms. He previously was a member of the twelve-person Board of Directors of the National Association of Legal Search Consultants (NALSC), the leading trade association in the attorney search industry. Michael is still active in NALSC and is also involved in the New York State and Fairfield County (CT) Bar Associations, the Syracuse University Law Alumni Association, and the Lake Club of Wilton, Connecticut.
Learn more about Lord Gurman & Lewis here!
Learn more about Doug’s company, Summit Success International, here!
Law Firm Success Strategies is a part of the Answering Legal podcast network. Check out the show’s previous episode here!
This podcast is produced and edited by Joe Galotti. You can reach Joe via email at [email protected].
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