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Oct. 14, 2026

Hiring and retaining talent

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Hiring and retaining exceptional lawyers is the defining strategy for a successful litigation boutique, where talent, autonomy and a commitment to practicing law as a calling drive results.

James W. Spertus

Managing Partner
Spertus, Josephs & Minnick, LLP.

Phone: (310) 826-4700

Email: jspertus@spertuslaw.com

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Kevin J. Minnick

Partner
Spertus, Josephs & Minnick, LLP

Phone: (213) 205-6520

Email: kminnick@spertuslaw.com

UCLA SOL; Los Angeles CA

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Hiring and retaining talent

Ask what makes a boutique litigation firm succeed and you will hear about specialization, agility or lower overhead. Those things matter. But they are downstream of the one decision that governs everything else: who you hire and whether you can keep them. We do not view identifying and retaining talent as one ingredient of success; it is the strategy on which every other ingredient depends. Everything a top boutique promises a client--judgment, speed, relentlessness, result...

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