Over the past several years, I have been speaking with more and more staff attorneys inside of major law firms. They are staff attorneys and yet often are called associates, counsel, or partners on the firm's websites. The conversations I have with these attorneys tend to be quite depressing. Most of these staff attorneys face the same dilemma—they may be from top-10 law schools, yet earn as little as one-fourth of their previous salaries and have major difficulties meeting expenses. Moreover, because they are staff attorneys, they have a “black mark” on their records and generally are not marketable to other major law firms as full-fledged associates, counsels, or partners:
“Why would we give an attorney a real title and so much more money if the attorney is willing to work without a title and so cheaply? Why would any attorney take such a job? There must be something wrong with the attorney’s work, level of commitment, and more. We prefer to hire people who are currently working as real associates, partners, and counsels inside of law firms.” Click here to know more about #best legal recruiters in new york.
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