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Are those headhunter articles bashing in-house jobs pure BS?
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Date: September 19th, 2016 4:37 PM Author: Nofapping adventurous nursing home For example: http://www.bcgsearch.com/m/article/900045115/Why-Going-In-house-is-Often-the-Worst-Decision-a-Good-Attorney-Can-Ever-Make/
I always assumed that these are BS and that the head hunters just want to encourage people to lateral to other firms because other firms pay head hunters much more than companies do. Or am I off base? TYIA |
Date: September 19th, 2016 4:40 PM Author: Salmon factory reset button box office Yeah. It's a lot easier to place someone at another firm than inhouse. And firm salaries are higher which means they make more off it. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3357073&forum_id=2#31445471) |
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Date: September 19th, 2016 4:45 PM Author: Nofapping adventurous nursing home So true or false that going in-house is some sort of draconian hunger-games where you will inevitably be fired and have your life ruined and become a pahriah? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3357073&forum_id=2#31445513) |
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Date: September 19th, 2016 4:57 PM Author: Vibrant Clear Forum The odds of being fired inhouse at most large companies are significantly lower than the odds of being fired in biglaw. At smaller places it's a little dicier, but if key people in the business value your input, then you'll be much safer than at a firm.
I know one guy who was a biglaw partner and went to be a GC off a major client and then got canned when they were bought during the crash. He might regret it, but he's like the only person I've ever met who fits the Harrison Barnes lulzy scarescreed. This scarescreed basically applies only to the most turbo-aspie lawyers who a) can't contextualize the legal risks they identify within a broader business deal, and b) act like dicks when the business doesn't immediately agree with them, which can make inhouse pretty isolating and prompt people to look for reasons to get rid of you. I would say that most hardcore aspies should try to stick it out in firms. |
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Date: September 19th, 2016 4:58 PM Author: Blathering Main People Also if you're receiving advice from Harrison Barnes, you should pretty much do the opposite of whatever he tells you to do. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3357073&forum_id=2#31445615) |
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Date: September 19th, 2016 9:30 PM Author: Salmon factory reset button box office Also cr the dynamics are way different inhouse. No one is impressed with some dickhead holding up a deal over some minor provision. Everyone just wants to get it done and rightly or wrongly the people who get deals done smoothly are valued most. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3357073&forum_id=2#31447507) |
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Date: September 19th, 2016 9:28 PM Author: Salmon factory reset button box office Definitely false where I work. Job security is insane. People regularly have 35 yr anniversaries and shit
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Date: September 19th, 2016 4:54 PM Author: Blathering Main People The vast majority of headhunters have zero in-house contacts and jobs and can only realistically make money with a pipeline of candidates willing to jump from AmLaw 200 to AmLaw 200.
In-house can be unpredictable in that you're at the whims of restructurings and acquisitions, and your career is no longer on the conveyor belt. You could be stuck at an "Associate GC" title for a while if your company has a young GC.
And going from one firm to another could make sense if the second firm has a practice area which is more conducive to making an in-house switch.
But mostly these articles are complete bullshit. |
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Date: September 19th, 2016 5:00 PM Author: Cerise theatre jew I know nothing about inhouse jobs, and even I can tell that article is complete bullshit. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3357073&forum_id=2#31445625) |
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Date: September 19th, 2016 5:00 PM Author: racy hot rehab Going in-house was easily the best decision of my life and saved me from the worst. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3357073&forum_id=2#31445633) |
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Date: September 19th, 2016 9:27 PM Author: Sienna spectacular messiness volcanic crater (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3357073&forum_id=2#31447471) |
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Date: September 22nd, 2016 12:04 AM Author: snowy incel dingle berry Yes - they make more jack on firm placement (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3357073&forum_id=2#31464787) |