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Yes, because the corporate clients care. I’ve had many recruiters explain that to me, and that is why I’ve been having some trouble lateraling to another firm.
It'll help if its a really hot market for your group and youre willing to eat a year. The reality is big law is way different than midlaw. Midlaw is more accepting of smaller firms. You can climb the later but you have to be strategic and be able to sell yourself well.
Firms do care about where you are from, but don’t do see many lawyers from different backgrounds in big law, so keep applying and sell the key points of your background, you’ll find the one