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Big Law Recruiter Loses Appeal of $6,391,732 Award to Former Employer

Collection efforts have recruiter on the run

In September 2022, Staffing Legal news reported that a Texas federal judge found legal search recruiter Evan P. Jowers was liable to his former employer, MWK Recruiting, for misappropriating candidate lists and violating his non-competition agreement:

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