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Lateraling Back To New York/3L OCI

Post by Anonymous User » Fri Sep 05, 2014 9:01 pm

So, I was wondering if anyone had any experience starting out at a firm in a secondary market (DC/LA/SF) and then lateraling to New York after a couple of years. Current firm (already accepted for 2LSA) is a v10 with major offices in both the secondary market and NY. Alternatively, is 3L OCI a viable option if I decide I would actually rather work in NY than the secondary market? I love both NY and the secondary and would love to know the viability of switching between cities if that's what I end up wanting to do down the road.

Any and all advice is appreciated!

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Re: Lateraling Back To New York/3L OCI

Post by Anonymous User » Sat Sep 06, 2014 7:13 am

Anonymous User wrote:So, I was wondering if anyone had any experience starting out at a firm in a secondary market (DC/LA/SF) and then lateraling to New York after a couple of years. Current firm (already accepted for 2LSA) is a v10 with major offices in both the secondary market and NY. Alternatively, is 3L OCI a viable option if I decide I would actually rather work in NY than the secondary market? I love both NY and the secondary and would love to know the viability of switching between cities if that's what I end up wanting to do down the road.

Any and all advice is appreciated!

I have met several people who have done this without issue, especially in similar firms to yours via transferring offices.

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Re: Lateraling Back To New York/3L OCI

Post by Anonymous User » Sat Sep 06, 2014 8:05 am

Anonymous User wrote:
Anonymous User wrote:So, I was wondering if anyone had any experience starting out at a firm in a secondary market (DC/LA/SF) and then lateraling to New York after a couple of years. Current firm (already accepted for 2LSA) is a v10 with major offices in both the secondary market and NY. Alternatively, is 3L OCI a viable option if I decide I would actually rather work in NY than the secondary market? I love both NY and the secondary and would love to know the viability of switching between cities if that's what I end up wanting to do down the road.

Any and all advice is appreciated!

I have met several people who have done this without issue, especially in similar firms to yours via transferring offices.
Fantastic, thanks a lot. Was this transfer usually prior to starting full-time or after a few years?

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