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Episode 350 | What Legal Recruiters Tell Us About How Small Firms Are Attracting Associates Without Big Law Salaries
Get a few women law firm owners in a room, and the conversation turns to hiring, and then somebody asks the question that sits on every small firm owner's mind. How am I supposed to compete with the bigger firms when it's time to hire an associate?
Most of us decided we lost that contest before it started.
In this episode of the Wealthy Woman Lawyer® podcast, I dug into what legal recruiters are telling us right now, in 2026, about how solo and small firms are landing good associate attorneys. Some of what they said may surprise you.
Start with the market. Unemployment for attorneys has been…
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