Advice to Quickly Make a Move After Lateralling to a Poor Fit
Posted: Fri May 21, 2021 11:45 am
Looking for some advice here.
I'm a senior litigation associate who moved to a firm late last year after being recruited to work with a particular set of partners.
Needless to say, the things I was promised when I made the move haven't borne out. I'm working in an area of law I have no interest or experience in, the hours have been insane even for biglaw standards, and the firm is hemorrhaging associates because of the workload combined with not paying COVID or market bonuses, which just compounds the first two problems.
I'm looking to make a quick exit. Given the above, do folks have success stories about making a switch from a situation like this? Is it as simple as describing that I've been pigeonholed into an area of law where I have no interest or experience and want to move back to an area within my expertise?
I have good credentials (T6, clerkship, etc.), and this is the first job I've had other than clerking where I've lasted less than 3 years, so I'm hopeful I won't come off as a job-hopper. But welcome any thoughts, particularly in the current market.
I'm a senior litigation associate who moved to a firm late last year after being recruited to work with a particular set of partners.
Needless to say, the things I was promised when I made the move haven't borne out. I'm working in an area of law I have no interest or experience in, the hours have been insane even for biglaw standards, and the firm is hemorrhaging associates because of the workload combined with not paying COVID or market bonuses, which just compounds the first two problems.
I'm looking to make a quick exit. Given the above, do folks have success stories about making a switch from a situation like this? Is it as simple as describing that I've been pigeonholed into an area of law where I have no interest or experience and want to move back to an area within my expertise?
I have good credentials (T6, clerkship, etc.), and this is the first job I've had other than clerking where I've lasted less than 3 years, so I'm hopeful I won't come off as a job-hopper. But welcome any thoughts, particularly in the current market.