Making Yourself Attractive for In-House Legal Position: Tips for Corporate M&A Associates

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• Harrison shares valuable insights on making oneself attractive for in-house positions.
• Continuing as a corporate M&A associate is highly recommended to increase attractiveness for in-house roles.
• Moving to a more prominent firm further enhances your desirability to companies.
• Companies often prioritize candidates from prestigious firms, as it looks more prestigious to their board and stakeholders.
• Being associated with a larger firm can significantly improve your prospects.
• Another effective strategy is to strive for partnership within your current firm, as partners are highly sought after by in-house companies.
• Many general counsels of big companies have previously been partners in law firms, which can provide valuable connections and opportunities.

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So the most important thing to make yourself attractive in in-house positions would be to continue doing what you're doing as a corporate M and A associate. That would probably be what I would recommend. Going to a more prominent firm would make you even more attractive. So the way that companies think is they typically want to have people that are from the more prominent firms. Because that looks more prestigious to their board and other people.

The more giant firm you're at many times, the better. The other way to make yourself more attractive would be to become a partner in your firm. Partners are also much more attractive for in-house companies.

So if you become a partner, many general councils of big companies have been partners and firms that could also help you.