Does anyone have any insights/suggestions for how to break into Political & Elections Law ? (third year corporate associate at v5 NY firm)

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You could look into Mark Elias’ new firm, I hear he’s on a hiring spree

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I second A1’s comment. If you’re liberal, or really just not a far-right conservative, Elias’ firm is the place to be. It also seems like Perkins Coie is trying to retain its position in political law (despite Elias’s defection), so they are likely hiring a lot of people to replace the dozens that left.

You should definitely come up with a narrative for why you want to switch from corporate work at a v5 to election law, which is heavily litigation-based (and arguably very different ideologically).

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