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Anonymous User
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Secondment Opportunity - Drug Test?
Can anyone who has done a secondment to a client advise whether you were subject to background check/drug test? Asking for a friend . . .
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kellyfrost
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Re: Secondment Opportunity - Drug Test?
What in the Christ is a secondment?
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A. Nony Mouse
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Re: Secondment Opportunity - Drug Test?
It's when someone who works for a biglaw firm gets loaned out to a client to work essentially in-house for them for some chunk of time (I know someone who did a secondment to Japan, don't know if it's usually abroad or not).kellyfrost wrote:What in the Christ is a secondment?
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r6_philly
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Re: Secondment Opportunity - Drug Test?
My former firm seconded quite a number of associates to nearby clients. I think overseas may be the exception not the norm.A. Nony Mouse wrote:It's when someone who works for a biglaw firm gets loaned out to a client to work essentially in-house for them for some chunk of time (I know someone who did a secondment to Japan, don't know if it's usually abroad or not).kellyfrost wrote:What in the Christ is a secondment?
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thatlawyerlady
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Re: Secondment Opportunity - Drug Test?
Currently on secondment and was not subject to a drug test. It will probably depend more on the company's process for bringing on independent contractors.
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