Lateral LA to SF
Posted: Sun Jun 21, 2015 3:14 pm
Working at a large nonvault law firm right now doing IP. Grades were so-so (wrote onto law review) at a low T1/midT2 in Norcal.
Been an associate at firm firm almost 2 years now. Initially the work was great. Interesting cases and great role on each case. Work in our group then started to show down a bit so some partners accepted work from other groups (Products, Employment, Construction). It's been like this for 7-8 months now. Don't like the work I am doing now at all. Talked to my group head and my partner about this and they said they don't know what to do. I was thinking about lateraling to another firm, and because of my connections, desired specialization, and overall QoL, I think SF would be the best location.
1.Coming from a non-Vault big firm, how difficult would it be to get into a Vault firm that does IP in SF? I have 2 years of IP litigation experience.
2. should i use a recruiter? What should I reasonably expect in terms of interviews?
Thanks!
Been an associate at firm firm almost 2 years now. Initially the work was great. Interesting cases and great role on each case. Work in our group then started to show down a bit so some partners accepted work from other groups (Products, Employment, Construction). It's been like this for 7-8 months now. Don't like the work I am doing now at all. Talked to my group head and my partner about this and they said they don't know what to do. I was thinking about lateraling to another firm, and because of my connections, desired specialization, and overall QoL, I think SF would be the best location.
1.Coming from a non-Vault big firm, how difficult would it be to get into a Vault firm that does IP in SF? I have 2 years of IP litigation experience.
2. should i use a recruiter? What should I reasonably expect in terms of interviews?
Thanks!