The legal industry’s war for talent has largely been fought in the U.S. and Europe, but domestic law firms in Africa are also feeling the effect because they have lost significant numbers of junior lawyers who have been recruited overseas.
Law firm leaders in South Africa and Nigeria complain their firms have become poaching grounds for large international firms and that there is a shortage of talent in their markets as a result. They now hope economic changes could turn the tide back in their favour.
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