Can't think of a single definitive answer. In general, for major markets the firms that're a bit lower on the totem pole typically tend to push folks out earlier than the top dogs (they often simply don't have enough work to keep that many midlevels or even juniors around). But there are exceptions, as you can see ITT there are V10s that will push folks out starting at the 1-year mark and even before.Anonymous User wrote:What firms are more "up or out" for junior and mid-level associates? It seems like some firms will let associates stay until they are a super-senior, while others push out associates much earlier.
Generally, key is to go to a firm with lots of work for everyone (which tends to be the top dogs in each market). So long as there's enough work to keep everyone's hours up, the firm is unlikely to want to push people out (aside from true performance-based firing). But once you start getting into a situation where associates are scrambling for enough work to hit their minimums, that's when all bets are off.
