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Will legal recruiting become more cutthroat? Recruiters might gain mobility from the FTC's recent rule banning the use of noncompete agreements, thus increasing competition. Former NALSC: the National Association of Legal Search Consultants President Dan Binstock, partner with Garrison in Washington, D.C., notes, however, that noncompete clauses aren’t the only means legal search firms have to protect their business. Some employ contractual provisions that prevent the use and disclosure of confidential information as well as the solicitation of candidates and clients of their previous recruiting firm. But a recruiter’s network of candidates and law firms are central to their work, which makes it difficult to switch recruiting firms without breaching a nonsolicitation agreement. So those nonsolicitation agreements also could be interpreted as covered by the FTC’s ban if they restrict the employee’s ability to freely change jobs. Will this change in the law impact the supportive, collaborative atmosphere now enjoyed by the NALSC Community? See the debate at https://buff.ly/4aTVKu1 #nalsc #nalsccommunity #legalrecruiting #lawjobs #legaljobs

FTC's Noncompete Ban Could Encourage Mobility Among Legal Recruiters | Law.com

FTC's Noncompete Ban Could Encourage Mobility Among Legal Recruiters | Law.com

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Valerie Fontaine

Legal Search Consultant, SeltzerFontaine LLC | I assist attorneys with their career transitions and partner with our employer-clients in achieving strategic growth | Author

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I think that working from an attitude of abundance helps all parties involved. There's plenty of work to go around. Those candidates and clients are not going to follow a recruiter unless they have a good connection to that recruiter--and, just like in law, it's the client's (candidate's or employer's) choice who to work with. The NALSC: the National Association of Legal Search Consultants Community is collaborative and, I believe, the FTC's action will not change that.

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