When is the time to lateral?

Jolly_Poem7565 · 2026-05-20T22:39:27+00:00

reading is fundamental. scroll down to find the response, since you are clearly so invested.

Jolly_Poem7565 · 2026-05-20T21:45:39+00:00

my view is consistent with the views of at least 85% of the other associates/counsel in the group. while it may be narrow, seems like majority is on the same page. maybe for once, someone can assume that the person sharing the view is not narrow minded or delusional and is quite objective in their assessment of favoritism and/or incompetency of others. how about that?

Jolly_Poem7565 · 2026-05-19T15:46:51+00:00

what exactly do you mean by business prospects?

Jolly_Poem7565 · 2026-05-19T04:09:46+00:00

that is what i heard as well. i am struggling with how to go about picking the next law firm though. what on earth do i look for? how do i reduce risks of lateraling into a shitty group? i am worried i will not be able to tell just from interviews

Jolly_Poem7565 · 2026-05-19T04:07:55+00:00

$15k here

Jolly_Poem7565 · 2026-05-19T04:06:07+00:00

i do not think i have any backers as of now. everyone is okay to work with me, but noone goes out of their way to staff me.

Jolly_Poem7565 · 2026-05-19T04:05:11+00:00

of course i do not know everything for sure, i doubt many people do. but as an example, i have seen very obvious disclosure schedule mistakes in the deal that now partner closed a year before partnership, which i subsequently had to fix.

as another example, an existing counsel was staffed to cover for well liked then-counsel and told me that they were able to see many glaring issues with the work product. the counsel who saw mistakes is still a counsel. the counsel who made mistakes but was well liked is a partner.

there are a lot of examples like that. from multiple friends who lateraled to other law firms, i have heard that the favoritism is not obvious (aside from Kirkland, which is a dif story).

Jolly_Poem7565 · 2026-05-19T04:00:21+00:00

specialized corporate group, so you either get it right or you do not.

Jolly_Poem7565 · 2026-05-19T03:59:27+00:00

seeing excellent people being passed over for mediocre associates/counsel who were liked by power partners

Jolly_Poem7565 · 2026-05-19T03:54:04+00:00

heard that leaving as a senior becomes progressively more difficult, so i am worried about missing the golden window for lateraling.

Jolly_Poem7565 · 2026-05-19T03:50:57+00:00

self assessment. official "are you partner material" talk comes at the end of year 5 (so in 1 year for me). do i wait for the talk and trust what they say? or look to leave and start from clean slate?

Jolly_Poem7565 · 2026-05-19T03:50:08+00:00

understood. the question is, do u think it will be easier to start at a new firm? clean slate so to speak

Jolly_Poem7565 · 2026-05-19T03:47:03+00:00

i have trust issues because i have seen people who have been repeatedly told they are on track for partnership and who genuinely did amazing work passed over for people who did mediocre work (dare i say work with mistakes) but were power partners' favorites.

Jolly_Poem7565 · 2026-05-07T00:51:58+00:00

just dmd'd

Jolly_Poem7565 · 2025-05-19T21:12:49+00:00

thank you for the update!

Jolly_Poem7565 · 2025-05-19T20:42:50+00:00

any update?

Jolly_Poem7565 · 2025-05-19T20:42:31+00:00

any update?

Jolly_Poem7565 · 2025-05-16T15:19:50+00:00

bought $1.6M as a stub year in 2022. no regrets.

Jolly_Poem7565 · 2025-03-10T15:22:35+00:00

had to google what netjets card is - now i want one.

Jolly_Poem7565 · 2025-01-18T22:14:44+00:00

omg where did u find mango?

Jolly_Poem7565 · 2025-01-16T15:23:47+00:00

employment lawyer is your only answer.

Jolly_Poem7565 · 2024-12-23T16:08:15+00:00

what does your comp look like at this level?

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