Recent lateral (6ish months). On pace for 2000. Partners keep asking me if I’m liking the quality/type of work I’m getting and telling me to let them know if I feel overwhelmed by my (very manageable) workload. Am I crazy or do they think I’m going to leave for another firm or something six months in?

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I left six months in, their fear/paranoia is real. 😆

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It took 3 months total from application to written offer, I just applied 2 months in (after my third 15 hour day in a row).

I also left six months in :D

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Are a lot of other people leaving? Maybe there’s a firm wide push to be nicer to the associates to help their retention problem.

Or maybe they’re just nice and want you to be happy and integrate well as a lateral! 😂

Also I left a firm in 4 months once.

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What was your reason for leaving?

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