Law.com Quotes Lorie Almon on AI’s Emerging Impact on Associate Hiring

The National Law Journal (Law.com) quoted Lorie Almon, chair and managing partner of Seyfarth, in its June 3 article, “There Are Fewer First-Year Associates—But Don’t Blame AI (Yet).” The piece examines recent trends in first-year associate hiring and explores how artificial intelligence may shape law firm talent models in the years ahead.

Almon emphasized the enduring importance of developing junior lawyers as part of long-term succession planning, noting:

“These partners don’t just come out of the ether. We will always keep hiring junior attorneys.”

The full article is available here.