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Click Here to Search Partner JobsShould I Lateral to a Secondary Market? 5 Factors to Help You Decide
By Amanda Mindlin, RecruiterSummary: Are you considering leaving the big city for a secondary market? Find out the 5 factors you should consider when deciding if making the move is right for you. READ MORE >
Article type: Attorney Career Transition Resources, Attorney Career Advice
Corporate Attorney From Texas Placed in San Diego
By Harrison Barnes, Managing DirectorA corporate attorney in Texas was interested in relocating to the San Diego area. Her husband was with a military and going to be stationed in the area. The attorney had excellent qualifications and overall very strong skills as a corporate attorney with a major law firm. In addition, anticipating the move to California the attorney had taken the bar exam while working a rigorous schedule in the current firm. READ MORE >
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Bankruptcy Attorney From Detroit Interested in Relocating to New York City
By Harrison Barnes, Managing DirectorAn attorney from a top law firm in Detroit contacted me looking to relocate to New York City. The attorney had been a referral from an attorney that I had placed from a firm in Detroit in a major city as well. The attorney had attended a local law school and did not have the sort of qualifications that attorneys typically have in major New York law firms; however, the attorney was with a major law firm and had gotten very good experience with this firm both as a summer associate and associate within the firm. The attorney had also done exceptionally well at the law school they attended. READ MORE >
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Trademark Attorney at a Small Law Firm in New York City Placed with a Major New York Law Firm
By Harrison Barnes, Managing DirectorA trademark attorney with a small law firm in New York City contacted me looking to move to a larger law firm. While the attorney was working for a law firm, this firm did not comprise more than a few other attorneys. The attorneys practice was solely doing trademark related work that they had good experience doing it. The attorney had attended college in New York City and also who graduated from a local New York law school where they had been a night student. READ MORE >
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Unemployed Bankruptcy Attorney in Chicago Seeking a New Position
By Harrison Barnes, Managing DirectorAn unemployed bankruptcy attorney in Chicago contacted me seeking a new position in Chicago. The attorney had gone to a top law school in college and lost their position after approximately a year and a half practice. In addition, the attorney had somewhat of an unusual background because they had never gotten a position as a summer associate either. They had run into trouble getting their first job out of law school and had worked in a public interest job for a year before getting their first position. READ MORE >
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Senior East Coast Bankruptcy Attorney Desires to Return to New York City
By Harrison Barnes, Managing DirectorA bankruptcy attorney who originally worked in New York City after law school had left to go to a smaller East Coast market. The attorney had been in the smaller market for the past few years when they decided that they wanted to return to the fast pace of New York City. This was unusual, most New York City attorneys leave this market and go to work in smaller markets because there is more perceived opportunity, fewer hours and it appears to make more sense for them as a place to settle down. Here, this attorney was making the opposite move and wanted to work in the most competitive firms they could find in New York City. READ MORE >
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A Senior Contract Environmental Attorney from the Midwest Moves Gets Multiple Interviews in Seattle and Accepts a Position With a Top Law Firm
By Harrison Barnes, Managing DirectorA contract attorney currently working at a law firm in the Midwest contacted me looking to move to Seattle. The attorney had excellent qualifications but the firm they were currently working for was not that busy. In fact, the attorney only had enough work to keep themselves busy as a contract attorney. The attorney had excellent qualifications but because a law firm did not have enough work, they were interested in investigating other opportunities. The attorney spent time in Seattle with friends and thought a move there would be something they would enjoy. READ MORE >
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Texas Real Estate Attorney Who Had Spent the Year Working as a Contract Attorney Placed With a Strong Firm in Texas
By Harrison Barnes, Managing DirectorAn attorney who spent the past year working as a contract attorney contacted me looking to transition back to a large law firm. The attorney had been out of school for several years; however, prior to becoming a contract attorney the attorney had worked for several years in major Texas law firms. The attorney also had excellent law firm experience with these firms and a good law school pedigree. In addition, the attorney was a hard worker and someone that I knew would succeed if they found the right firm. READ MORE >
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Attorney Goes to Business School After Losing their Job and Wants to Return to a Large Law Firm in New York City
By Harrison Barnes, Managing DirectorIt is quite common for attorneys to drop out of the practice of law and go to business school and then decide before the end of their second year of business school that they would prefer to return to the practice of law. This does not happen often, but it is something that I see at least a few times a year. An attorney will leave a large law firm in New York City, Los Angeles, the Bay Area, Chicago or another large city in the United States and will attend a prestigious business school. I’ve placed attorneys recently that were graduating from the University of Chicago business school, UCLA business school, Michigan business school, Berkeley business school and Duke. READ MORE >
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Senior Patent Attorney in Miami Interested in Relocating to Michigan
By Harrison Barnes, Managing DirectorA senior patent attorney originally from Michigan but currently working in Miami contacted us looking to relocate back to Michigan. At the time, the attorney had not been working in Miami very long and was interested in returning. READ MORE >
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Senior Real Estate Attorney Doing a Nationwide Search Finds a Great Job in California
By Harrison Barnes, Managing DirectorA senior real estate attorney unemployed for the past five years contacted me looking for a position anywhere in the country. The attorney formally worked in a major city on the East Coast in the real estate practice area for several years for a major law firm. While the attorney enjoyed being involved in real estate, they worked excessive hours, which finally burned out their desire to practice law. The attorney took several years off during which they traveled extensively, wrote and took advantage of many outside interests — including volunteering. Nevertheless, having relaxed and experienced outside interests, the attorney decided they were interested in returning to the practice of law. READ MORE >
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Counsel at a Major Law Firm in New York With Seven-Figure Book of Business Interested in Relocating to Boston
By Harrison Barnes, Managing DirectorAn of counsel attorney with a major New York City law firm contacted me interested in relocating to Boston. The attorney had a multimillion dollar book of business, however, the firm they were with was large enough and prestigious enough that they were not interested in elevating this particular attorney to a partner role. The attorney wanted to work for major Boston firm and knew this would be possible in Boston but not necessarily within a top New York City law firm. READ MORE >
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Healthcare Attorney in New Jersey Interested in Finding a New Law Firm
By Harrison Barnes, Managing DirectorA healthcare attorney in New Jersey reached out to me seeking a position in another law firm. The attorney had an excellent background. They worked in the healthcare industry during law school and received a Master’s degree in a health-related discipline. The attorney’s current position was in healthcare, yet they wanted to find another law firm that would allow them to grow. The attorney was not practicing with a large law firm, and did not have the best law school credentials. However, none of this really mattered for many attorneys in the healthcare practice area. Healthcare has been a very active practice area for the past several years and the number of attorneys with this training is low. READ MORE >
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Senior ERISA Attorney in the Midwest Conducting a Search in the South
By Harrison Barnes, Managing DirectorA senior ERISA attorney contacted us after losing their job because the partner they work for died in a tragic accident. Once the partner died, the work they were doing ceased, and the ERISA attorney no longer had enough to support themselves. While the attorney had some business of their own— a decent amount of business— this was not enough work to make them self-supporting at the national firm they were at and they had to leave. READ MORE >
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Labor and Employment Attorney at Small Law Firm in San Francisco Interested in Moving to a Major Law Firm
By Harrison Barnes, Managing DirectorA labor and employment associate at a small law firm contacted me. They were interested in moving to a larger law firm. The attorney attended a top law school where they finished at the top of their class. In addition, the attorney was a summer associate at a major American law firm and also received an offer from that firm. During the attorney’s third year of law school, a partner the attorney worked for during the summer, left to start their own law firm. They called the attorney and asked her if she would like to join them and, incredibly, she did even though they offered her a drastically lower compensation in addition to the risk of going to a brand-new firm. READ MORE >
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