I am a native Californian living in Boston looking to move back. I want to transfer but heard horrible things about my firms cali offices and the L&E market in Cali in general. Anybody have insight on what it’s like?

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A decade of experience in LA. The following are names i consistently have heard as being sweaty and having difficult partners: Seyfarth, Mcguirewoods, GT, Paul Hastings

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Anyone telling you "horrible things" about California employment market, respectfully, doesnt know what they're talking about. The market is booming and if youre a warm body with employment experience you'll find a job. The Chambers bands are pretty accurate

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You may want to disclose the name of your firm if you want an answer to this question.

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I would guess JL. Their California offices are horrible from what I’ve heard.

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I enjoy working in my CA office at a big 4.

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I think Bay Area and LA are gonna be super different so probs depends where you wanna move? I can only speak for the Bay but there are a few places I would steer clear of for sure

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lol it’s a valley girl thing. I am just trying to know what places have a bad rep and steer clear.

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I’m at a market-paying Am Law 200 firm in LA and love it. I also receive about 10 emails from recruiters a week, so, no, the market is not horrible.

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Are you looking to do Biglaw, Big 4, small firm?

I do L&E in LA at a small firm. I was at Littler before in a different state but I worked with people in the LA and Irvine office and they were cool. I’ve heard good things about Sheppard Mullin. I also interviewed at Morgan Lewis and the partners seemed fine and they seemed like they needed the help. Littler would be a solid choice if your concerned about just getting in the market. But it will be a pay cut if your at a firm paying market right now.

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