tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11488416.post2253282678563984771..comments2023-10-23T18:40:13.347-04:00Comments on CLASS BIAS AND RANDOM THINGS LAW REVIEW: Plums and DeansJeffrey Harrisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11647017160134065739noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11488416.post-43613861545917205832015-01-16T11:29:02.674-05:002015-01-16T11:29:02.674-05:00Martin, no beef about search firms when there is w...Martin, no beef about search firms when there is work to be done. In the law dean world hiring a search firm is like hiring one to find pizza for sale. It is a very small world and virtually any group of law professors could identify all the possible candidates. In Florida's case it is possible the 100k is spent to avoid having to do what state law requires -- transparency.Jeffrey Harrisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11647017160134065739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11488416.post-34389658812562690162015-01-16T10:48:04.596-05:002015-01-16T10:48:04.596-05:00Search firms perform an important role in mediatin...Search firms perform an important role in mediating what otherwise could be free-for-all poaching wars - by maintaining asymmetric information on everything from compensation to who is up and who is down across various organizations, they serve as market-makers for talent, just as investment bankers make markets for capital allocation. It appears wasteful and irrational, but it certainly is not.... Martin Snyderhttp://www.pcrecruiter.netnoreply@blogger.com