As law firms navigate continued shifts in the entry-level legal recruiting cycle, early signs point to a potential rise in junior lateral hiring. What’s driving this change, and how should firms prepare? Join Claudia Grillo, Director of Growth & Partnerships at Flo Recruit; DeAnna E. Bumstead-Yeary, Senior Lateral Attorney Recruiting Manager, Akin Gump; Joe Christian, Director of Attorney Recruiting, Bass, Berry & Sims; and Tina Metis, Director of Attorney Recruiting, O'Melveny & Myers, to explore the forces behind this emerging trend, what increased 3L activity signals about the lateral market, and how firms can consider – and, for some, prepare for – an effective first- and second-year hiring strategy.