Lauren Swartout

Lauren Swartout
As a Group Director at SkyWater Search, Lauren leads the legal recruiting division. This division focuses on the placement of full-time attorneys and legal professionals within law firms and corporate legal departments. She works with attorneys in a broad range of practice areas including, but not limited to, mergers and acquisitions, banking and finance, patent prosecution, healthcare, commercial litigation, bankruptcy, and employment law.
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Memorial Day, an Opportunity to Honor and Remember

Posted by Lauren Swartout on 5/23/26 4:03 PM

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Memorial Day invites us to pause and remember, not just the holiday, but the service and sacrifice of others.

When we think about those who have served and given their lives, we’re reflecting on a level of dedication that went far beyond obligation, a commitment to something bigger than themselves. It guided their choices, regardless of the potential for recognition, individual gain or devastating personal loss. At its core, this day gives us an opportunity to reflect on what we can learn from those who have shown us the very best of what it means to truly place the good of all above the benefit to self.

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Employee of the Quarter Spotlight: How Rylie Turned Her Award Into Support for a Teammate Battling Breast Cancer

Posted by Lauren Swartout on 12/2/25 12:40 PM

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There is a Growing She-Cession in the Twin Cities Legal Community

Posted by Lauren Swartout on 10/25/21 8:45 AM

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Working from home has been a wildly varied experience for Twin Cities attorneys since the onset of COVID. For some, it’s been a time of newfound efficiencies and a welcome break from daily commutes. But for others, it has been an exhausting moment of truth. Not surprisingly, these very different pandemic experiences can be neatly organized along gender lines.

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