It’s a litigious time for law firm recruiters.

In recent months, two high-profile lawsuits were filed over fundamental concerns in the legal recruiting industry. One suit was filed, and then settled, between headhunting firms Major, Lindsey & Africa and Mlegal Group over noncompetes and competition for clients. The other suit was filed by Boston Executive Search Associates against Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer over allegedly cutting the headhunters out of a lucrative lateral fee.