I’ve spent my entire seven-year career practicing in a secondary market in Ohio, but my family needs to relocate to NYC area for personal reasons. I have extensive experience leading complex commercial transactions, but Manhattan recruiters keep treating me like a small-town lawyer who won't be able to handle more. I’ve already passed the NY bar, so credentials aren't the issue. How do I prove that I belong?

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Will you be living in the city or a suburb? If you’re able to live and work outside the city, you might find that your background is more competitive there. (Slightly) better COL too. There are biglaw satellite offices in Princeton, for example, and many midlaw firms in the greater NYC metro area.

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