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I applied to Goodwin because nobody would have me only for them to also reject me 😭
Probably not that different from the associates who stayed because they couldn't lateral anywhere else.
Mostly AmLaw25 associates or those in top chambers ranked groups. They are a top of the market firm with high standards, flexibility about in office, and a ton of strong clients. Say what you will about their culture, but the work product is well regarded and the partners mostly won’t hire “bad” associates (and certainly won’t keep them).
I certainly wouldn’t try suggesting to people that Goodwin is a firm that will hire anyone.
Coach
Why I never bother using recruiters. Better to send the referral fee to a friend or a friend of a friend at the firm I’m trying to lateral too. It’s worked out for me. Most recruiters are a negative value add - don’t understand my practice (the number of emails or phone calls asking me to join a “hot litigation boutique” when I’m clearly an M&A lawyer), offer canned or cliche “coaching” or “interview tips”, and are at best glorified schedulers. They claim to have “deep connections” with partners - um, no. With a few rare exceptions, partners are not talking regularly with recruiters. They don’t have the time to deal with some rando person and if they do, makes me question their practice’s health.
There’s a website called firm prospects that tracks this stuff by scraping LinkedIn data. It’s mostly peer firms or better (e.g. tech firms + STB, Kirkland, Latham, etc.). Believe it or not but Goodwin’s reputation on here and Reddit don’t really reflect its standing in the real world.
1. A lot of laterals coming in from firms like stepped ice Miller it seems
2. You never know if these are bad eggs getting pushed out and finding refuge at badlose