Can an asso w commercial lit lateral into corp trans? Forum

[Anonymous User]

I will be doing commercial lit like antitrust, construction dispute even labor law etc at a small firm. It is a boutique firm focusing on commercial laws in an extremely small market, and they represent large companies. I am not interested in lit but corporate transactional. I am thinking about accepting the offer hoping to lateral into corporate transaction at another firm after a couple years. Is it a plausible scenario?

[t-14orbust]

Not likely.

[notinbiglaw]

Not likely unless your antitrust is a lot of clearing mergers/acquisitions with FTC.

Even if you somehow lateral, expect to lose a lot of years of seniority.

[Anonymous User]

Not likely unless your antitrust is a lot of clearing mergers/acquisitions with FTC.

Even if you somehow lateral, expect to lose a lot of years of seniority.

Thanks so much. Nope, it will be antitrust issues w local authorities not with FTC.

This job also *sometimes* involves assisting other firms in doing IPO in another jurisdiction and stock purchase. Would this make a difference?

[notinbiglaw]

Probably not. That sounds like less than what an SA would get to do.

[gregfootball2001]

I went from construction litigation to construction transactional. But the opportunities are few. Best chances are in the Texas area (lots of construction transactional work in the energy industry).

[Anonymous User]

Probably not. That sounds like less than what an SA would get to do.

It is not an SA position but a lateral. I am in a non-practicing law position (JD required tho) not inhouse but a client-facing role in a foreign jurisdiction.