03-11-2009, 05:32 PM | #1 |
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Location: Southern California
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Attorney Networking Ideas?
A couple of years out of law school, I was just let go (non-performance based) as part of massive lay-offs at a top firm in Southern California. I was mainly doing corporate finance and securities work, although I have pretty well rounded experience. Because it was slow, I picked up some good litigation experience in the last year.
So I am soliciting advice on career moves from some of you other attorneys. Should I: 1. Attempt to re-brand myself as a litigation guy and aim at, e.g. IP litigation jobs that appear to be out there; 2. Concentrate on in-house jobs, despite being just a few years out of school; 3. Take my severance and travel until the legal market turns around; 4. Move to Asia to conduct a job search -- where I have 5 years' experience and a language advantage; 5. Look for stop-gap non-legal jobs; 6. Look for a legal staffing job; 7. Find a mom-and-pop litigation shop; 8. Start my own firm with a few friends? At the moment my job strategy could best be described as carpet-bombing "acc jobline" and other job search board listings, combined with having headhunters on the ground in Asia, Texas, Northern and Southern California. My real weakpoint seems to be networking -- which according to the outplacement service the firm is sponsoring is the most important part of my search. I have let family and friends know that I am looking, flexible and willing to relocate almost anywhere. But I'm not sure how best to tackle networking. Ideas? |
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