Lateral Link
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| Type | Private |
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| Industry | Legal recruiting services |
| Founded | New York City, New York, 2005 |
| Key people | Michael Allen, Principal and T.J. Duane, Principal |
| Website | www.laterallink.com |
Lateral Link Group LLC is a legal recruiting attorney placement firm and networking forum of "elite" attorneys that was founded in December 2005 by several Harvard Law School alumni.[1] The company provides free career services to "Members" in the form of an online job database as well as traditional off-line recruiting and networking services. Lateral Link offers job-seeking Members a $10,000 bonus if they are placed with a law firm by the company.[2] Lateral Link generally limits membership and access to graduates of top-tier law schools with a minimum of two years of work experience and outstanding career accomplishments.[3] Lateral Link works with both law firms and in-house legal employers in the United States, Asia, Western Europe, and Middle East. Its services are free to Members; companies or firms pay a fee to Lateral Link when they hire a Member using Lateral Link's traditional executive search services.[4]
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[edit] History and Founders
Founded in 2005 by Harvard Law School graduates, Lateral Link initially focused on the California and New York legal markets. Today, the company offers legal placement services covering most major metropolitan areas in United States, Asia, Western Europe and Middle East. The company's founders include its current Principal Michael Allen and Advisory Board member David Dorfman.
[edit] Company Overview
The company’s website allows an attorney who is interested in making a career transition to become a "Member" by submitting his/her resume and job preference information.[5] The Member may then browse the online job listings, which include associate attorney positions at all levels with both law firms and in-house employers. Lateral Link also collects and analyzes market data about the legal recruiting market. Major publications including Business Week, National Law Journal, ABA Journal, and Lawyer have relied on Lateral Link for this information to support editorial content.
Lateral Link has been featured in several media outlets and publications, including CNN, the Wall Street Journal the Washington Times.
[edit] Timeline
- December 2005: Lateral Link Founded
- January 2007: Recapitalization; Company Shows Net Profit
- January 2008: Western Europe Based Business Established
- June 2008: First Legal Placement Firm to Offer Free Career Counseling
- July 2008: Partnership with Cornell's BR Legal
[edit] Corporate Governance
Although the company is privately held, the company utilizes a Board of Advisors for guidance without imposing fiduciary duties. According to their website, selection for the Board of Advisors is highly selective, by invitation only, and primarily based on prominent or outstanding career achievements. Below are the company’s Board of Advisors:
[edit] Business Development Committee
- Dr. Daniel Cohen - Professor of Entrepreneurship, Cornell University
- David Dorfman - Co-Founder, Lateral Link Group, LLC
- Mike Ghaffary - Vice President of Business Development, Stitcher
- Andre Vanier - Principal, Rondee.com
[edit] Corporate Counsel Committee
- Danielle Bernthal - Assistant General Counsel, Six Flags,Inc.
- Tanya Jaeger - Senior Counsel, Pfizer, Inc.
- Josh Kreinberg - General Counsel, Spark Networks
- Arash Mostafavipour - Senior Vice President and General Counsel, Mortgage Services, LLC
- Justin Newman - Counsel, Oliver Wyman Group
- Wendy Perlmutter - Deputy Family Services Coordinator, Office of the Deputy Mayor for Health and Human Services
- Renee Soto - Associate, Sard & Verbinnen & Co.
- Doug Ulene - General Counsel, The Paramount Group
- Charles Appiah - Counsel, Koch Entertainment / E1 Entertainment
[edit] Diversity Committee
- Michele Jackson - Senior Recruiter, Bank of New York Mellon
- Voltaire Sterling - Actor, Attorney
- Maricar Tinio - Lateral Link Group, LLC, Chief Diversity Officer
[edit] Ethics Committee
- Mike Guttentag - Associate Professor of Law, William S. Boyd School of Law (UNLV)
- David Yosifon - Assistant Professor of Law, Santa Clara Law School
[edit] Law Firm Associate Committee
- Wade Ackerman - Litigation Associate, Kirkland & Ellis
- Khalisha Banks - Corporate Associate, Shearman & Sterling
- Justin Dillion - Attorney, Harris, Wiltshire & Grannis
- Mark Getachew - Corporate Associate, Willkie Farr & Gallagher
- David Herzog - Litigation Associate, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher
- Harold McDougall IV - Corporate Associate, Manatt, Phelps & Phillips
- Tenlay Naliboff - Corporate Associate, Latham & Watkins
- Katherine Todd - Trademark Associate, Winston & Strawn
[edit] Recruiting Committee
- Michele Canny - Attorney Recruiting Manager, Winston & Strawn
- Raquel DeMaio - Lateral Hiring & Projects Manager, Sullivan & Cromwell
- Demetria Johnson - Associate Recruitment Manager, Hogan & Hartson
- Ana Lesce - Associate Director of Recruiting, King & Spalding
- Jamie Morikawa - Career Services, UCLA Law School
- Kara Powell - Recruitment and Integration Manager, Sonnenschein, Nath & Rosenthal
- Robyn Steele - Director of Recruiting, Irell & Manella
- Laura Sticksel - Director of Recruiting, Jackson Lewis LLP
[edit] Technology Committee
- Raj Selvadurai - Senior Executive, Vault Inc.
[edit] References
- ^ Cassens Weiss, Debra (2008-02-13). "$10K Bonus Offered to Lawyers Landing Jobs Via New Services". ABA Journal. http://www.abajournal.com/weekly/10k_bonus_offered_to_lawyers_landing_jobs_via_new_service. Retrieved 2008-11-07.
- ^ Lowe, Zach (2008-06-19). "Will New Legal Recruiters Succeed With Pay-to-Place Business Model?". The American Lawyer. http://www.law.com/jsp/article.jsp?id=1202422383197&rss=newswire. Retrieved 2008-08-01.
- ^ Needleman, Sarah E. (2008-02-12). "Careers: Members Only". The Wall Street Journal. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB119998551341381221.html?mod=Careers. Retrieved 2008-05-15.
- ^ Lowe, Zach (2008-06-19). "Will New Legal Recruiters Succeed With Pay-to-Place Business Model?". The American Lawyer. http://www.law.com/jsp/article.jsp?id=1202422383197&rss=newswire. Retrieved 2008-08-01.
- ^ "Lateral Link - About Us". http://www.laterallink.com/about.
- Fortado, Lindsay. Lehman, Merrill Will Damage Lawyer's Careers, Survey Says. <http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=aTEWMTF.ROao>. Bloomberg.com (Retrieved September 18, 2008).
- Cassens Weiss, Debra. 42% of Lawyers Surveyed Fear Fallout From Lehman Woes. <http://www.abajournal.com/news/42_of_lawyers_surveyed_fear_career_fallout_from_lehman_woes/>. American Bar Association Journal. (Retrieved September 18, 2008)
- Iafolla, Robert. Web-based Recruiting Firm Shuns Cold Calls. The Daily Journal (Retrieved June 25, 2006) <http://www.laterallink.com/about/press#q6>
- Lowe, Zach. Will New Legal Recruiters Succeed With Pay-to-Place Business Model? <http://www.law.com/jsp/article.jsp?id=1202422383197&rss=newswire> . The American Lawyer. (Retrieved August 2008).
- Needleman, Sarah E. Careers: Members Only <http://online.wsj.com/article/SB119998551341381221.html?mod=Careers> . The Wall Street Journal (Retrieved May 15, 2008).
- Orey, Michael. Lawyers in the Lurch. <http://images.businessweek.com/ss/08/07/0717_btw/4.htm?chan=search> . Business Week (Retrieved August 2008).
- Sandler, Betsy. Finding Top Talent. How Lateral Link helps corporate legal departments get the best people. 8-K. (Retrieved Spring 2008)
- Garmhausen, Steve. Nomads Shut Down Offices for Good. Crain's New York Business. <http://www.crainsnewyork.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081012/SMALLBIZ/310129977/1010/toc>. (Retrieved November 2008)
- Bronstad, Amanda. Effects of Financial Collapse Worry Lawyers, Law Students. The National Law Journal. 18 September 2008. <http://www.law.com/jsp/article.jsp?id=1202424627231>.
- Weiss, Tara. How to Headhunt the Headhunters. Forbes.com. 18 September 2008. <http://www.forbes.com/leadership/2008/09/18/recruiter-resume-interview-lead-careers-cx_tw_0918bizbasics.html>.
- Ramstack, Tom. Ramstack: Plunge also Hits Lawyers. The Washington Times. 22 September 2008. <http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2008/sep/22/plunge-also-hits-lawyers/>.
- Wasserman, Elizabeth. Tech Talk: Recruiter Markets via Social Networks. Inc.com <http://technology.inc.com/internet/articles/200810/tech_talk_allen.html> (Retrieved 6 November 2009).
