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Litigation is always harder. We are a dime a dozen compared to transactional
It can take a few months or longer when the recruiter is whipping up interest from scratch. Once you get into late round interviews or receive an offer, your recruiter should be able to use the momentum to get other firms interested on an accelerated timeline.
ETA: ignore the transactional data points at this time. So many firms are aggressively searching for anyone who can semi-convincingly say “I run deals.”
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“Semi-convincingly”—that’s hilarious, and right! 😂
The market for more senior litigation associates (especially general comlit) isn’t super hot at the moment. Very different from transactional. The market for juniors seems to be better as firms are looking to make up for hires they didn’t make the past couple of years. I’ve seen lateral hiring take 1 week to get an offer (using personal contacts at firm) to 5 months (old fashioned applying through firm website). Networking with your own contacts will likely help you speed up the process if you aren’t satisfied with the recruiter. Also depends on your geographic market: are you in a very large market with lots of opportunities or a smaller one with very few plausible options?
I’m with FLC 1. I’m starting my 8th year as a commercial litigator without my own book of business. I’m looking with the understanding that I have one good lateral move to another firm left before I’m a less attractive candidate. It’s best not to waste anyone’s time jumping to something that’s not a mutually good fit. Don’t let the “delay”thus far make you trigger happy so you don’t have to do it all again in 6 to 12 months.
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If it is an issue with your resume, it is fixable and your recruiter should help you with that. Other than that, I don’t know what the market for mid-level lateral general litigators is. From what I’ve read, it is a great time to lateral, but I’m wondering if certain practice groups are hotter than others. When I was in private practice, I was quite specialized (corporate restructuring and bankruptcy litigation) and it was relatively easy to move. But friends of mine who were general litigators always had a more difficult time. But that was a long time ago; I’m sure the market has changed. Perhaps you might want to address these concerns with your recruiter—having no interviews in this market after a few weeks does seem odd.
Why would court opening up in person make a difference in litigation demand? No ones not filing a lawsuit because the courts are virtual
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I went from resume to recruiter to job offer within a 4 week period. I have a very in demand area of practice though and I responded to a recruiter who contacted me rather than me proactively finding a recruiter first.