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State of the Market Reports for U.S. and International Regions
a. Northern California (San Francisco and Silicon Valley)
b. Southern California (Los Angeles, Orange County and San Diego)
c. Northwest (Oregon and Washington)
d. Southwest (Phoenix, Las Vegas and Colorado)
e. Midwest (Minnesota, Indiana, Ohio, Utah, Chicago, Wisconsin and Michigan)
f. Northeast (New York, Boston and New England)
g. South (Texas, Louisiana, Atlanta and Charlotte)
h. Foreign Markets (Europe and Asia)
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Managing Director of BCG's Los Angeles office Claudia Barnes details the many factors that candidates should consider when relocating to California.
Thinking about moving to California, eh? I don't blame you. I love it here! I grew up in Southern California, went to college in Southern California and law school in Northern California, practiced in Northern California, and am now the Managing Director of BCG Attorney Search's L.A. office.
BCG works with a number of candidates seeking to relocate from another region (typically the East Coast) to California. Part of my job is to explain what to expect during the job search and the realities of living and practicing in California. This article surveys the process of finding a position in California and life as a California attorney.
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Avoiding the ''L'' Word: Layoff
By Suzanne Dupree Howe, Managing Director, Texas |
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As I write this, law firm layoffs are at unprecedented numbers. From where I sat two years ago, the current unemployment levels for talented, highly educated attorneys seemed inconceivable. How did we get to this current state? The answer isn't as simple as one might believe. We can't entirely blame large firm associate raises, although they certainly have compounded matters. My law firm clients tell us that in many ways their hands have been forced into layoffs because their clients are just not paying their bills. It's not that they don't have the work; the money isn't coming in, and unfortunately, decisions have to be made.
So, the question becomes, what can you do now as an associate to minimize your chances of being laid off?
Here are some tips that just might save your job as an associate in the coming months.
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A large percentage of the people who contact us for recruitment assistance are currently working in-house and are looking to return to the law firm sector or break into it for the first time. What most of these candidates don't realize is that it is generally much more difficult to transition from an in-house position to a law firm position than it is to lateral from one law firm to another.
Many of those who end up moving from a law firm to an in-house position tell us that they preferred the law firm environment. Their reasons vary, but some common themes include: same stress, different hours; a lack of substantive and/or interesting work; a feeling that their skills are not developing at the appropriate pace; the sense that they are stuck working on matters that are not of interest to them or are not within their areas of expertise; a lack of meaningful promotion/progression prospects; and the belief that the companies they are working for are not growing at the pace the candidate expected.
Because so many of the candidate who contact us are in-house and are unhappy and because it is often very difficult to make the transition back into the law firm environment, I often find myself explaining to candidates why, in many cases, the best path to a reliable and fulfilling in-house position is a solid law firm lateral move.
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BCG Article
''If You Come to a Fork in the Road, Take It'': Yogi-ism's for Tough Times
By Jamie Bailey
Most of us remember that famous Yogi Berra quote: ''If you come to a fork in the road, take it!'' Earlier this week, I spoke with a non-equity[...]
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BCG Q&A
Question: I am a third year litigation associate with a strong academic record, and a solid work history at an American Law top 200 law firm. I am working with a great recruiter, who has submitted me to over 20 law firms, but have only been able to secure 2 initial screening interviews in the last year. What can I do to open up more possibilities to make a lateral move?[...]
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The 2012 BCG Attorney Search Guide to America's Top 50 Law Schools
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