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A 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 >
An 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 >
A 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 >
An 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 >
A 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 >
A 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 >
An 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 >
It 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 >
A 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 >
A 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 >
An 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 >
A 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 >
A 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 >
A 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 >
A bankruptcy attorney at a major law firm contacted us looking to move to a better platform for their practice. The attorney was a partner at their current firm and had a good book of business but was looking for a law firm that could also potentially allow them to service some other institutional clients. Specifically, the attorney was looking for a young, fast-growing and stable law firm that would be a good long-term fit and provide a strong platform to grow their career. READ MORE >
A partner at a major law firm in Los Angeles who did not have a substantial book of business was interested in relocating to a law firm that had more work to keep them busy. This attorney had great litigation experience and outstanding educational credentials. The attorney had originally been moved from Chicago to Los Angeles by their firm and in the process had left some clients behind and had not been able to build a substantial book of business in Los Angeles. Notwithstanding, for several years at the law firm, the attorney remained busy defending lawsuits in California brought against his clients. The work slowed down and when the work slowed down the attorney was put in a position where they did not have enough clients to support the practice. The attorney was also concerned about potentially losing their job without enough hours. READ MORE >
An attorney working in a small labor and employment law firm in Washington DC contacted me looking to move to a larger law firm. The attorney had excellent academic qualifications and had attended a top college and a respectable law school where they had done very well. The attorney had worked in state government for a year after graduating from law school and then had taken a position in the small law firm where he had connections. Despite the fact that the attorney was getting excellent experience at the current firm, they wanted to go to a law firm that was larger and more prestigious. The attorney was open to looking in Northern Virginia, Baltimore and all around DC. READ MORE >
A senior ERISA attorney in the District of Columbia contacted me seeking a new position. The attorney had been out of law school almost a quarter of a century and was an associate in a well-respected boutique in Washington DC. The attorney had been at the present firm for well over a decade and was interested in relocating to another firm in Washington DC. READ MORE >
A midlevel litigation attorney at the top law firm in Washington DC contacted me looking for assistance. Like many attorneys in DC, the attorney was interested in Maryland, Northern Virginia and DC. The attorney had been at the same firm for approximately five years and was told that they needed to look for another job because they were not a good long-term fit for their current firm. READ MORE >
A bankruptcy attorney working at a major law firm in New York City contacted me looking to move firms. The attorney had gone to a top law school and was working at a prestigious law firm; however, he was becoming senior and worried about his future. The attorney had excellent experience and had been with the same law firm for seven years. He was interested in finding a new position before he was asked to leave. While the attorney had not been asked to leave, he witnessed the firm lay off other attorneys when they reached their eighth year of practice if they did not have a substantially developing book of business or were aligned with a very powerful partner with $10 million plus in business. READ MORE >
An attorney practicing in-house with a major Corporation in New York City contacted me wanting to relocate to a market in one of the mountain states. The attorney had excellent experience in corporate-related transactional work; however, the majority of the attorney's experience was in securities-related work. Unfortunately, the particular area of the country the attorney was interested in was not exactly a hub of securities-related activity. Nevertheless, the attorney had an excellent background and had experience with a top law firm before going in-house five years previously. Also, the attorney had excellent educational qualifications in all respects. READ MORE >
While our firm does not do in-house placements nor traditionally seeks them out, we occasionally work on placements when they are referred to us by our law firm clients. A company out of the United Kingdom contacted us seeking individuals with litigation experience to assist in arranging litigation finance transactions. To do this sort of work, the attorneys would need to meet with law firms and other institutions in need of funding for litigation. The attorneys needed to be able to connect well with people as well as the ability to relate in a direct and business-like manner. READ MORE >
A litigation finance firm from the United Kingdom that was opening an office in New York City sought to hire a few attorneys to staff its new office. They wanted individuals with an interest in a sales-related position but who also had outstanding educational and law firm credentials. Our firm traditionally does not make in-house placements, but when a law firm clients asked us to help them with certain searches, we quickly agreed. This search was recommended by one of our clients in London. READ MORE >
I was contacted by an attorney who worked for a major accounting firm. This attorney was interested in working for a law firm. The problem with placing attorneys from accounting firms into law firms is that law firms are often interested only in attorneys coming directly from law firms. There is a perception that if an attorney works inside an accounting firm they must not have the qualifications to get a position inside a law firm once they graduated law school. While this is not always the case, the compensation within accounting firms is often 50% less than what attorneys make inside major law firms. In the case of this candidate, they had excellent experience in a niche area of taxation law and also had attended a good law school and college. I believed there was a strong chance a major law firm would be interested in them. READ MORE >
I was approached by a senior patent attorney in his late 60s who was losing his position in the office of a major national law firm in a Mountain State. The attorney had been an engineer for over two decades before attending law school. The attorney was very surprised to have lost their position and was told that the law firm they were working for was phasing out patent prosecution. READ MORE >
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