Does anyone know what corporate staff attorneys at BigLaw(NYC) do? Is it similar to doc review attorneys? Is it a role that can lead to associate positions at another BigLaw firm?

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Can’t speak to NYC, but our staff attorneys do exactly the same thing as the associates, they are just paid less and are not on partnership track.

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Agree with A1. We have some staff attorneys here and I am pretty sure that’s the case. Billable requirement is not that much less (maybe the same) vs a regular associate. In theory they are supposed to be a position above a paralegal but below a regular associate. In practice they do similar work to a regular associate, just not on a partnership track. Maybe the barrier to getting hired is easier in terms of school rankings or grade?

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Highly unlikely to lead to biglaw associate position in NYC. I know we have staff attorneys, but I don’t know who they are, where they sit or what they do.

We had a couple of staff attorneys a few years ago - they did the same things as associates in their class year, but were non-partnership track and were paid significantly less. I believe at least one of them was eventually offered an associate position, and she later left for another law firm (associate position afaik).

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