The Update on Associate Attrition (Calendar Year 2023) report covers overall associate attrition and hiring with detailed analyses of departure destinations (other firms/in-house, or other), factors driving associates' departures, and whether the departures were wanted or not from firms' perspectives, as well as comparisons of data by entry-level and lateral status, demographic cohorts, geographic region, firm size, (including statistics and analysis specific to firms of 501-1,000 attorneys and more than 1,000 attorneys), "boomerangs" and rehires, and other key metrics. New this year:
- Timing on when associates obtained their firm positions (1L, 2L, 3L, or after graduation),
- Virtual hires (i.e., associates who were hired into and started work in a virtual environment),
- Partnership aspirations, and
- Outplacement and career coaching prior to departures.
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Update on Associate Attrition (Calendar Year 2023)
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