Accepted a SA, but SO is working in another secondary market (think ATL/TX/Chicago/LA). My firm has an office in the city my SO is in, and I was wondering how to approach this with them. Should I wait until this summer is over with before bringing up that I have a strong preference to be in another office? In addition, what should I be doing wrt to other firms? Since it's looking more likely that this summer will be remote, I was thinking that networking in the city that I'm trying to go to would be a good use of my time. URM/median at MVP, litigation focused (if that matters).
Any tips would be much appreciated!
2L trying to transfer markets after SA Forum
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Re: 2L trying to transfer markets after SA
***Admins, please don't out. I'm divulging what associates at my firm have said about our summer program in this post, and my profile is pretty clear about who I am.***
1. I hope that you got good grades first semester. It really will go a long way in this situation.
2. Talk to friends at your school who are working in that market if there are any. They'll be a good source of internal referrals during the summer.
3. It will be exhausting, but try to network the moment the summer begins. Just a couple phone calls per week to alumni really help and be sure to ask them what specialist groups they think need warm bodies.
4. Around week 5 of the summer program, mail apps (throw in "return offer expected" on your resume just in case) to every firm in the market that you'd conceivably work for and be specific about what group you want to join based on the knowledge that you've gathered from networking. Anything related to ECB, L&E, tax, finance, bankruptcy, is probably okay.
5. If nothing turns out, wait until you have a paper offer in hand then bring up that you want an offer in your desired market and are flexible in terms of practice group.
7. If that doesn't work, start checking Symplicity in Aug. everyday for openings. Again, usually these openings will be in specialist Corp. group. Apply to those. You'll generally have a decent hit rate with those.
7. I guess putting "return offer received" on your resume and LinkedIn the moment that you receive it would also help.
8. Obviously, this advice is corporate-oriented and assumes that you're okay with working in a specialist group, but I think that a lit. or even generalist corp. was a bit of a stretch in a good market for those doing what you're trying to do. In this market, it's going to be a tough, tough ask so flexibility is important if not essential. Firms may not even be offering all summers depending on the pandemic plays out--let alone hiring extra bodies. If you want to stay lit., it'll probably be lit. ancillary to the group that you're joining and not a generalist position.
9. Be very careful about what you tell people over the summer. You do not need to leak excuses for your firm to think that you're not committed in any sense in this economy. Networking calls basically have to be made during the day so get far, far away from others before you start calling.
10. Be also very careful about balancing dedication to networking and to your current firm. If having one foot out the door is too much, lay off, or don't. It all depends what your SO is worth to you. Again, it's an economy thing. I know for a fact that mid-levels at my office who teach at a local school have told summers, including incoming summers at our office, that they should be prepared to work their asses off and that this is not a typical summer of wining, dining, and jackassery. Truthfully, it probably won't even be that bad, but anything can happen at this point.
1. I hope that you got good grades first semester. It really will go a long way in this situation.
2. Talk to friends at your school who are working in that market if there are any. They'll be a good source of internal referrals during the summer.
3. It will be exhausting, but try to network the moment the summer begins. Just a couple phone calls per week to alumni really help and be sure to ask them what specialist groups they think need warm bodies.
4. Around week 5 of the summer program, mail apps (throw in "return offer expected" on your resume just in case) to every firm in the market that you'd conceivably work for and be specific about what group you want to join based on the knowledge that you've gathered from networking. Anything related to ECB, L&E, tax, finance, bankruptcy, is probably okay.
5. If nothing turns out, wait until you have a paper offer in hand then bring up that you want an offer in your desired market and are flexible in terms of practice group.
7. If that doesn't work, start checking Symplicity in Aug. everyday for openings. Again, usually these openings will be in specialist Corp. group. Apply to those. You'll generally have a decent hit rate with those.
7. I guess putting "return offer received" on your resume and LinkedIn the moment that you receive it would also help.
8. Obviously, this advice is corporate-oriented and assumes that you're okay with working in a specialist group, but I think that a lit. or even generalist corp. was a bit of a stretch in a good market for those doing what you're trying to do. In this market, it's going to be a tough, tough ask so flexibility is important if not essential. Firms may not even be offering all summers depending on the pandemic plays out--let alone hiring extra bodies. If you want to stay lit., it'll probably be lit. ancillary to the group that you're joining and not a generalist position.
9. Be very careful about what you tell people over the summer. You do not need to leak excuses for your firm to think that you're not committed in any sense in this economy. Networking calls basically have to be made during the day so get far, far away from others before you start calling.
10. Be also very careful about balancing dedication to networking and to your current firm. If having one foot out the door is too much, lay off, or don't. It all depends what your SO is worth to you. Again, it's an economy thing. I know for a fact that mid-levels at my office who teach at a local school have told summers, including incoming summers at our office, that they should be prepared to work their asses off and that this is not a typical summer of wining, dining, and jackassery. Truthfully, it probably won't even be that bad, but anything can happen at this point.
