Given the current economy, what is the best way to ask about a firm's financial health when interviewing? I'm up for an amazing role with a great firm, but I've been with my current firm for 5 years & am worried about giving up my seniority.

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I guess it’s a sign of good financial health if they’re hiring, right?

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I would ask during the interview process about what’s going on there during covid. Lots of firms have stayed busy, picking up bankruptcy work, etc.

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I think it’s a perfectly rational question during all this and firms won’t be surprised or offended by the question. Depending on the firm, there might be info publicly available about whether they furloughed people or cut salaries or something.

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Law360 has been regularly updating on financial cuts and rollbacks of those same cuts at numerous Big Law firms. Check their most recent COVID update if there is time before your next interview.

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