International Lateral Moves
You might expect Biglaw firms to be reluctant to hire associates from one country for roles in a different country. Cross-border moves are inherently more complicated than hiring an associate from across the street. There are visa considerations, bar admission hurdles, even cultural challenges. But in fact, despite the possible obstacles, the market for cross-border hiring […]
A Changing London Landscape for U.S. JDs
As a former associate with Cleary Gottlieb’s Paris office and a Senior Director heading up Lateral Link’s London and Paris recruiting practices, I have been working with U.S. lawyers looking to move to Europe for the last 15 years. In 2014, Above the Law published my series on Planning for a Legal Career Overseas (Part […]