Imagine visiting a doctor for physical, mental and emotional symptoms that suggest your health is on the decline. Your case is serious and complex, and your doctor and medical team eventually reach a diagnosis worthy of a write-up in a leading medical journal. You are interested in the diagnosis, of course. But what you really want to know is whether there’s a cure.

Lateral partner hiring among large law firms is a lot like an ailing patient. We say this having explored more than 30,000 lateral partner moves over a 12-year period. And we’re ready to offer prescriptive advice—a real cure for the dysfunctional lateral market.