Talking to a recruiter about an AmLaw 20 firm tomorrow. What questions do I ask other than salary, hours, remote work policy, etc?

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Culture. Why is this position empty ie who had this and why did they leave?

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Oh no A2, it is often related to positions being empty. And culture is often the problem. If you’ve got an empty class there’s a reason…

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Structure of the team, type of clients, type of work, rollover in team

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For what group? Where are you coming from? Salary should be obvious so that seems like the last thing to ask.

L&E. Coming from L&E boutique firm

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