IHC (securities) at a pubco - any advice here? Pretty toxic situation, compounded by the company really struggling. I've been pretty much applying to anything securities for 6+ months and I don't have much to show for it. A few screeners and a few first rounds that I think have gone well...then total ghosting for weeks with a rejection. Any advice? 5+ YOE (big law and another pubco); in addition previous non-legal but very relevant experience that has differentiated me in the past.

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ask the inhouse m/a on here who sets Corporate Strategy

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Lawyer 1 so unhinged lmao ...

At this point, would also even consider non-securities roles too...

Have you thought about doing a coding bootcamp?

Keep applying, check goinhouse.com and search under corporate governance (most securities roles seem to come under this not "securities" on the site). There are usually tons of positions for your YOE which is still junior in IHC terms.

Just curious what makes it so toxic?

Combination of too lean of a team, poor company performance, among other bespoke issues with my direct boss (i.e, he's really out of his depth...came over from an acquisition from a few years ago and has no idea about what it means to be a pubco...I'll leave it at that)

I had a very similar situation; eventually ended up going back into biglaw. All I can say is to keep on applying and interviewing. If there are places where your interviews start to go bad, try to fix that.

OP just get a new job already, making 5 different posts on fish owl isn't gonna cut it

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