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Hiring & Firing Risk Management Due Diligence

Hiring & Firing refers to the process of recruiting, interviewing and offering employment and the process of evaluating performance and dismissing employees. Hiring & Firing is a highly regulated area and... more +
Hiring & Firing refers to the process of recruiting, interviewing and offering employment and the process of evaluating performance and dismissing employees. Hiring & Firing is a highly regulated area and can create tremendous liability for employers who fail to properly adhere to acceptable employment practices. Some of the potential pitfalls in this area stem from discriminatory hiring practices, improper performance evaluations, and retaliatory firings.  less -
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Hiring Associates in 2025? Your New Year’s Resolutions

If you plan to bolster your lawyer ranks with lateral associates in 2025, there are two critical steps for ensuring success. Law firms must understand the risks inherent in lateral associate hiring, then create a due...more

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Laterals and Malpractice: Clear and Present Danger

If the statistics about high failure rates of lateral partners don’t persuade you, consider another barometer: the stress levels of professional liability insurers. Indeed, lateral hiring tops the list of issues that...more

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Beyond Red Flags: Deploying Positive Intel from Due Diligence

We admit it: Sometimes it’s tempting to lead with the negative information from pre-hire investigations. Bullying behavior, inflammatory social media posts, fabricated client relationships – these (very real) examples raise...more

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Beware the Off-Cycle Lateral

Timing is everything, as the saying goes — and it certainly holds true when it comes to assessing the risk of lateral partner candidates. Indeed, Decipher Investigative Intelligence analysis reveals a significant trend:...more

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[Virtual Event] 9th Annual European Compliance & Ethics Institute - March 15th - 17th, 9:55 am - 6:00 pm CET

Though we are disappointed we will not be together in-person, we remain dedicated to providing a first-class learning experience while keeping the health and well being of everyone a top priority.  The ECEI will have the...more

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Non-Compete News – Third Circuit Says Tortious Interference with a Non-Compete Requires Actual Knowledge of the Agreement at Issue

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An employer hiring an individual known to be subject to a non-compete contract can expect to be accused of tortiously interfering with that contract. On the other hand, the hiring employer should be innocent of wrongdoing if...more

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The Lawyers' Lawyer Newsletter - Recent Developments in Risk Management - November 2016

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Aiding and Abetting the Unauthorized Practice of Law — Conducting a Due Diligence Background Check for Incoming Lawyers and Lateral Hires - The Case: Kimberly Kitchen began working at BMZ Law PC part-time in 2005. She...more

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