Lateral Partners

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Team members of GRSM talking in the office.
Team members of GRSM talking in the office.
Team members of GRSM posing in the office.

Take Your Career to the Next Level

Making a lateral move in your career requires careful consideration. We’ve helped hundreds of experienced and talented lawyers reimagine their practices and take their careers to the next level at GRSM. It’s just one of the ways we’ve grown our unique 50 state platform and become a symbol of scale for the legal industry.

Every attorney has their own reasons for making a career move. Here are some insights from our successful lateral candidates on why they chose GRSM.

50 state referral network

Lateral partners value gaining the new nationwide referral system that we provide. Our more than 100 services and practices form the foundation for meaningful career growth.

Entrepreneurial, successful leadership

GRSM is fueled by the next generation of business-focused leadership. We are less bound by tradition and more compelled by our colleagues’ entrepreneurial spirit. Lateral partners appreciate our rate flexibility and national referral capabilities to build their practices. We combine a fiscally sound approach to firm management with managerial flexibility and leadership’s openness to new ideas.

Well resourced

Imagine the best of BigLaw but without the overhead and bureaucracy. All attorneys have access to professional development assistance, a deep marketing bench, a state-of-the-art IT team, and all the other tools necessary to succeed. High-profile trial victories further enhance our reputation, the resources we draw from, and how we serve corporate clients.

Stability and opportunity

GRSM offers stability. Our high partner retention rate and low overhead reflect management’s effective and responsible leadership of record-setting growth in key markets. We have thrived for over 50 years amid economic and societal changes and the evolution of private practice and the legal profession.

Flexible workplace

We have embraced mobile and remote work for more than a decade and invested significantly in our IT infrastructure. We excel in virtual collaboration and support flexible work arrangements whenever possible.

Join us! Take the first step toward your next move. Reach out to recruiting@grsm.com.

Our Work

Clients are sophisticated and their needs are often complex. We protect clients, whether through preventing lawsuits or ardently defending them with early resolutions and proven trial strength. With an enviable record in court and in settlement forums, GRSM attorneys are also known as persuasive negotiators and for closing critical deals. Clients know us as lawyers they can reach out to at any time, day or night.

Their needs are sophisticated and often complex. We protect their interests at trial, reduce their risks in litigation, prevent issues through counseling, close critical deals, and build relationships so clients always feel comfortable reaching out for practical advice.

We are also proud of our modern work culture.

With a workforce and partnership spanning 50 states and more than 100 practices, we are flexible and supportive to those interested in fully remote opportunities while providing complete access to amenities and support from physical offices in every state.

Lateral Partner Highlights

1600+ Attorneys Nationwide
80+ U.S. Offices
Top 15 U.S. Headcount Law360
50states Coast-to-Coast Referral Capabilities

Professional Development

Ambition is welcome. Excellence in law means continued growth and development. Our 50 state referral network is central to our career development infrastructure.

GRSM’s investment in lateral partners includes support from senior leadership and colleagues firmwide, a deep marketing bench, a state-of-the-art IT department, and all the resources necessary to succeed.

Benefits, Wellness, & Flexibility

Our competitive compensation package reflects our commitment to your well-being, a flexible work environment and legal excellence.

From competitive compensation packages to a flexible work environment, we recognize that top quality lawyers deserve the best benefits.

Key firm benefits and features include:

  • Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance
  • Tax-saving Benefits through Health Savings Account
  • Retirement Program with Roth and 401(k) Options
  • Life and AD&D Insurance
  • Vacation and PTO
  • Wellness Programs and Employee Assistance Referral Services
  • Bar Association Dues
  • Cell Phone Reimbursement
  • Continuing Education
  • Fertility, Adoption, Surrogacy Benefits
  • Pregnancy and Family Leave
  • Additional Leave for New Parents
  • Long-term Care Options
  • Unpaid Leave according to the Federal Family Medical Leave Act and all applicable State Laws
  • Student Loan Refinancing Resources
  • Discount Programs

Search Firms: GRSM does not accept unsolicited resumes from search firms. Reposting positions from this website does not authorize search firms or other third parties to directly solicit candidates on the firm’s behalf or represent a relationship with the firm. All candidate submissions (including referrals and resumes) must be sent directly to GRSM’s Recruiting Team, and not to attorneys or other employees of the firm. Agencies, search firms and/or their representatives will not be compensated for candidate submissions made through anyone other than the GRSM Recruiting Team.

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