
Senior Associates In High Demand Amid Staffing ‘Scramble’
It's rare for something like this to happen, but more senior associates than usual are being sought out by law firms for lateral opportunities.
It's rare for something like this to happen, but more senior associates than usual are being sought out by law firms for lateral opportunities.
Ideal candidate would have good academic credentials and ECM and/or DCM experience from peer firm.
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My first job out of law school was at a five-lawyer employment-law boutique: two partners, two other associates, and me. (OK, it was my only job out of law school; I started my firm after four years at this boutique.) The other two associates were third-years when I started. To be sure, they were both […]