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Legal Recruiter Made Me Cry

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In this economy, legal recruiters remind me of benevolent clergymen:

YOU: I’m just so confused … so afraid.

RECRUITER: Do not despair my child. Open your heart and mind to Us and We will show you opportunities of great satisfaction.

YOU: But I have been forsaken!

RECRUITER: We see all, We help all. Come with Us and take back your rightful share of the glory.

Recruiters can be helpful, but they are almost always soothing. We expect recruiters to make us feel better about ourselves, and in times of strife self-confidence becomes really important.

We don’t expect recruiters to make us sad or mournful. But one recruiter did just that with a visual reminder of terrible mistakes that should remain in the past.

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See the pics after the jump.


A tipster received this email from a recruiter this week:

Good morning,

I write today to ask a quick question:

Would you rather work:

Here (A):

OR HERE (B):

If you chose “B”, we may have an outstanding opportunity for you to achieve your goal! Our client is seeking to hire a transactional corporate and securities attorney with 3+ years’ experience at a major NYC law firm. Prior experience on cross border debt and equity transactions preferred.

Really? Was there really a need to point out how cold and miserable NYC is this time of year, right in the middle of an economic crisis that’s turning the purchasing power of an NYC associate into a joke?

Don’t remind people that the Manhattan Biglaw paradigm is crumbling, and don’t give people the false hope of having a better life on a lovely tropical beach.

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Now if you’ll excuse me, I have to go weep softly as I regard the lovely vista of grey brick and asphalt that is the only view I get from my one-bedroom, non-rent controlled apartment.

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