Interview question: What are some questions you wish you had asked before making a lateral move? Interviewing with a new firm and want to take this opportunity to really know what I’m getting into.

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The most important thing to ask is not to the firm. It's to departed associates. Find them on Linkedin.

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After experiencing a particularly toxic work environment, I now always ask probing questions to try to find out why this position opened up. If you’re good at spotting the bullshit it might save you from an office trying to sweep bad behavior under a rug.

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This 100%. Dive deep out who was in your position last, how many ppl have been in that position and what the need is. Hard to get from interviews so try to use outside resources if possible.

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All of the above are great. I’d also ask about work allocation. My first firm had someone in charge of each department doing this - means 1/ no one associate was totally screwed which another was chillin and 2/ you were staffed across a variety of deals/matters so weren’t pigeonholed into one particular type of deal/matter/client. My next firm followed the ‘eat what you kill’ philosophy and that really made its way into the associate culture so you’d never have a chance at trying a new deal with a new partner unless 1/ it was a 💩 or 2/ someone was in desperate need of holiday.

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I’m a 4th year in M&A at an am law 50 firm. I moved cities last year and switched to a similarly positioned firm. I wish I had asked more about the firm transparency and management. I came from a firm with a lot of transparency about finances, hours and compensation. My new firm was paying similar, but I have no idea about the firm itself. Everything is a black box. Not even the partners have access to look at associate hours. I love the partners I mainly work for, but wish I learned more about the firm management style and practices (or lack thereof) because it plays a bigger role than I originally thought coming from a firm with great management and transparency.

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Building on what A1 said, ask questions about their policies and practices re family/medical leave, diversity & inclusion, etc. Ask how the firm is adapting to covid. Even if certain things don’t directly impact you (eg D&I), it will give you a good glimpse into the firm’s culture and support of its employees.

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Ask to talk to other associates in the group and get their take. See if you get along with them and if they seem happy. You can also look up former associates on LinkedIn and ask why they left the firm/group.

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Always be sure to ask when certain benefits kick in.

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Ask about things that matter to you. You can take everyone’s advice here on what is important and spend time talking about it during all of your interviews, but if it’s not something that matters to you, it doesn’t help you in deciding whether you want to make the move. Maybe start by thinking about pros and cons of your current position to get a better understanding as to what is important to you.

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