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The grass is not always greener, and when you move you’ll need to stay there a while

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OP I just lateraled as a second year. A few recruiters and Partners who are family friends told me that the “don’t move because you look like a flake” line is overblown. Nobody cares that you move if you have a strong narrative reason for moving. But I’d advise against moving serially. Think about moves strategically and you should be fine.

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So OP’s narrative is that his current firm is losing good associates and just feels small.

if you see a firm that you would prefer, i'd probably go for it. i'd say the safe limit is 3 firms, at least at the associate level

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Three firms in how many years? You meant 3 firms in 8-9 years? Then switching firms within the first 2 years would be considered pushing this limit.

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