Lateral Link

Lateral Link

Company type	Private
Industry	Legal recruiting services
Founded	New York, New York, 2005
Headquarters	Los Angeles, California
Key people	Michael Allen, CEO
Website	www.laterallink.com.com/

Lateral Link Group, is a legal recruiting firm for attorneys that was founded in December 2005 by several Harvard Law School alumni. The company specializes in placing attorneys at top-tier firms and companies. It also provides career services to Members including a proprietary online job database. Lateral Link's clients include both law firms and in-house legal employers in the United States, Asia, Western Europe, and the Middle East.^[1] Starting in 2015, Lateral Link began offering variable staffing opportunities to its members through its partner, Cadence Counsel. In 2017, Lateral Link acquired Bridgeline Solutions, a temporary legal staffing company.

Introduction[edit]

Lateral Link Group, is a legal recruiting firm with 13 offices in the United States and Asia. The firm works with both law firms and in-house legal employers in the United States, Asia, Western Europe, and Middle East. Michael Allen, the company's founder, currently serves as CEO.

Timeline[edit]

• 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
• February 2015: Announces Lateral Link Endowed Fund At Harvard^[2]
• October 2015: Lateral Link acquires Ad Hoc staffing agency, Cadence Counsel^[3]
• June 2017: Lateral Link acquires Staffing Firm, Bridgeline Solutions^[4]

References[edit]

• Fortado, Lindsay. Lehman, Merrill Will Damage Lawyer's Careers, Survey Says. <https://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 <https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB119998551341381221> . The Wall Street Journal (Retrieved May 15, 2008).
• Orey, Michael. Lawyers in the Lurch. <[1]> . 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. <[2]>.
• 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 <https://web.archive.org/web/20090220160948/http://technology.inc.com/internet/articles/200810/tech_talk_allen.html> (Retrieved 6 November 2009).
• Lateral Link. (2015, October 8). Lateral Link Acquires Top Tier Legal Staffing Firm, Cadence Counsel [Press release]. Business Wire. Retrieved from http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20151008006498/en/Lateral-Link-Acquires-Top-Tier-Legal-Staffing