Description
In this Q&A clip, Harrison discusses the challenges of moving up the prestige ladder in a career, explicitly highlighting the difficulty of moving from a number one to a number four prestige employer.
He explains that the typical path for career growth involves moving from a lower budget firm to a higher prestige firm, but moving from a three to a four firm can be more complex due to the increased scrutiny from in-house counsel and the need to impress not just staff and attorneys, but also outside clients. Harrison also mentions that, in his opinion, the highest-paying firms may be more challenging to secure a job with.
This clip provides valuable insight for those looking to advance their careers and understand the complexities of moving up the prestige ladder.
Transcript
Transcript:
Okay, so typically, in terms of the prestige level, it isn't easy to move up from a one to a four.
For example, if you're at one firm doing lower budget consumer-related work, which is okay, then the best you're going to do in most cases is to move to probably a two-firm, and then from there, you can move to a three firm, and that's how people do it.
Moving to a three-firm is typically a little bit more complex than moving from one to two, and it's because often, those firms have an in-house counsel who closely looks at who's being hired and who's working on their matters.
One of the reasons and I don't necessarily believe in this, is the highest paying firms; it's challenging to get jobs with them because they have to impress not just their staff and attorneys but also have to impress outside.
