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Anyone ever move firms and totally fucking regret it?
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Date: April 26th, 2019 5:55 PM Author: fragrant national I feel like I got bait and switched pretty fucking bad. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4249566&forum_id=2#38148084) |
Date: April 26th, 2019 5:57 PM Author: Violent jet-lagged cuckold yeh, its annoying as fuck
you just have to serve your minimum term (a year?) and start looking again |
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Date: April 26th, 2019 6:41 PM Author: fragrant national I guess. I feel like a clown calling my old firm but fuck man. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4249566&forum_id=2#38148240) |
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Date: April 26th, 2019 6:54 PM Author: startling bearded rehab laser beams what's wrong with the new firm?
you think your old firm will take you back? |
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Date: April 26th, 2019 7:11 PM Author: fragrant national New firm’s whole pitch was “yes you’re taking a step down in pay and prestige and level of work but we go to trial all the time and you’ll get so much more responsibility.”
I got here and they were right about the shit pay and types of cases they get, but guess what they were wrong about: I have the same role in cases as I had at biglaw, and I go to court LESS than I did in biglaw. Also, the work this place puts out is utter fucking trash, and people act like I’m nuts when I’m like “hey we should fucking spell check and read these cases we cite, which actually don’t help us.”
Firm would probably take me back but I don’t want to float that until I’m 100% sure. I moved across the country for this “opportunity” so moving back will be a huge pain. |
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Date: April 26th, 2019 7:27 PM Author: metal death wish french chef Just go back and start looking again (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4249566&forum_id=2#38148415) |
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Date: April 26th, 2019 8:12 PM Author: silver affirmative action what are the hours like relative to your old big law position? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4249566&forum_id=2#38148576) |
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Date: April 26th, 2019 8:27 PM Author: fragrant national So far better. Biglaw was odd. Sometimes I was grinding. I had some 2200-2500 years and I had some 2000-2100 years. This’ll be like 2100 at my current pace. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4249566&forum_id=2#38148617) |
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Date: April 26th, 2019 8:30 PM Author: startling bearded rehab laser beams sounds like you were at your old firm for awhile. not sure why you left bro (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4249566&forum_id=2#38148629) |
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Date: April 26th, 2019 8:27 PM Author: Pearly floppy hall pocket flask holy shit quinn sucks (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4249566&forum_id=2#38148615) |
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Date: April 26th, 2019 8:28 PM Author: exhilarant heaven Practice area? Besides lit (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4249566&forum_id=2#38148620) |
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Date: April 26th, 2019 11:09 PM Author: fragrant national It’s been healthcare false claims act for my whole career. This is more small city general litigation. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4249566&forum_id=2#38149297) |
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Date: April 26th, 2019 6:56 PM Author: metal death wish french chef Yep. Laterals often don’t work out—last one in first one out etc. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4249566&forum_id=2#38148289) |
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Date: April 26th, 2019 7:17 PM Author: fragrant national I doubt I’m out but who knows. This place isn’t my style at all. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4249566&forum_id=2#38148370) |
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Date: April 26th, 2019 7:26 PM Author: metal death wish french chef Can you just go back without any firm commitment to stay? That’s sometimes a decent option. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4249566&forum_id=2#38148405) |
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Date: April 26th, 2019 8:20 PM Author: startling bearded rehab laser beams why would his old firm do this? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4249566&forum_id=2#38148602) |
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Date: April 26th, 2019 8:22 PM Author: metal death wish french chef If you were well liked they might be open to it (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4249566&forum_id=2#38148606) |
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Date: April 26th, 2019 8:30 PM Author: startling bearded rehab laser beams even if you were liked you'd be seen as the ultimate flight risk
i guess if they really need someone they would bring him back |
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Date: April 26th, 2019 8:10 PM Author: electric plaza don't go back. find a third new firm. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4249566&forum_id=2#38148568) |
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Date: April 26th, 2019 8:12 PM Author: metal death wish french chef Why would that be credited? Best to bounce around fewer rather than more often at firms before you locate your true career opportunity (hopefully not at a firm at all). (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4249566&forum_id=2#38148578) |
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Date: April 26th, 2019 8:12 PM Author: silver affirmative action if you do this it has to happen FAST otherwise you'll look like someone who just hops firms every 2 years after people realize you're incompetent. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4249566&forum_id=2#38148579) |
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Date: April 26th, 2019 8:14 PM Author: electric plaza going back to the old firm is awkward and everyone is going to put you under a microscope. you'll end up anxious and paranoid and inevitably will fuck something up and get blamed.
a new firm will just be a normal lateral move, which usually works out fine. |
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Date: April 26th, 2019 8:15 PM Author: metal death wish french chef Lateral moves often don’t work out. Being a known quantity somewhere can help. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4249566&forum_id=2#38148587) |
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Date: April 26th, 2019 8:11 PM Author: Grizzly Bateful Office Becky No one (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4249566&forum_id=2#38148571) |
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Date: April 26th, 2019 8:22 PM Author: canary temple candlestick maker Well my second firm was dewey so we all know how that worked out.
And when they were all jumping ship and negotiating moves, they told me I couldn’t come with the group because I was a lateral.
Lol when I think back and realize that was a blessing in disguise. |
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Date: April 26th, 2019 8:23 PM Author: metal death wish french chef You got lucky because the firm actually blew up. There are lots of less fortuitous ways for lateral moves to go wrong. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4249566&forum_id=2#38148609) |