North Carolina Forum

[los blancos]

Reviving this thread because I don't want to start a new one. I am currently a 3rd year at a v20 in a large city, and my husband was just transferred to North Carolina, Raleigh specifically, for work. Does anybody know what the lateral market looks like in North Carolina? Also, is a recruiter the best way to go to pursue a position in the state? Thank you!

Lit or Corporate?

Corporate.

Not a clue about that, hopefully someone else will chime in. May want to start looking at going in-house; I think corporate work in NC gravitates heavily toward Charlotte.

[BlackAndOrange84]

Reviving this thread because I don't want to start a new one. I am currently a 3rd year at a v20 in a large city, and my husband was just transferred to North Carolina, Raleigh specifically, for work. Does anybody know what the lateral market looks like in North Carolina? Also, is a recruiter the best way to go to pursue a position in the state? Thank you!

Lit or Corporate?

Corporate.

Not a clue about that, hopefully someone else will chime in. May want to start looking at going in-house; I think corporate work in NC gravitates heavily toward Charlotte.

There's definitely more finance and securities work in Charlotte (and transactional work generally), but there's some good transactional work to be done in Raleigh, particularly at Smith Anderson. I've got to think that firms besides SA are doing general corporate/M&A work in Raleigh given all the startup activity in the Triangle. It'd be worth looking at Parker Poe and Brooks Pierce.

From what I understand, it's generally much easier to lateral in NC if you're a transactional associate. I've known a couple folks with great credentials and NC ties who had trouble lateraling for lit. You might also consider looking at in-house positions in the Triangle area.

[lymenheimer]

Reviving this thread because I don't want to start a new one. I am currently a 3rd year at a v20 in a large city, and my husband was just transferred to North Carolina, Raleigh specifically, for work. Does anybody know what the lateral market looks like in North Carolina? Also, is a recruiter the best way to go to pursue a position in the state? Thank you!

There's definitely more finance and securities work in Charlotte (and transactional work generally), but there's some good transactional work to be done in Raleigh, particularly at Smith Anderson. I've got to think that firms besides SA are doing general corporate/M&A work in Raleigh given all the startup activity in the Triangle. It'd be worth looking at Parker Poe and Brooks Pierce.

From what I understand, it's generally much easier to lateral in NC if you're a transactional associate. I've known a couple folks with great credentials and NC ties who had trouble lateraling for lit. You might also consider looking at in-house positions in the Triangle area.

Dunno if they're looking for laterals, but Wyrick Robbins has a pretty strong transactional practice in the RTP area.

[Anonymous User]

very helpful-- thank you!