As firms cope with the weakened economy, the national trend of lawyers jumping ship could accelerate. Midsize offices here expect to benefit by adding seasoned professionals with established books of business.
Five months after joining Dick's Sporting Goods Inc., Diane Lazzaris is schooling herself in the ways of the fast-growing Findlay Township-based retailer.
Starting salaries at Pittsburgh-based law firms, fairly stable over the past few years, might take a hike in 2006.