tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5618663158161665199.post7997456893494817394..comments2024-01-09T21:43:06.916-05:00Comments on Esq. Never: RecruitersEsq. Neverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18248019550876835145noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5618663158161665199.post-87400349374098326582009-12-21T12:51:18.949-05:002009-12-21T12:51:18.949-05:00Thanks for reading. That's interesting. I didn...Thanks for reading. That's interesting. I didn't even know smaller firms would bother with recruiters.<br /><br />I've heard that the trend among biglaw associates is for them to eventually (at least during good times) get picked up by a corporate headhunter for an in house or even non-legal executive position.<br /><br />I don't know that much about legal recruiting (or recruiting in general), but as some of the above commenters indicate, they do engage in some questionable practices.<br /><br />After re-reading my post, I realize that it's not as clear as I thought that I'm looking to work with non-legal recruiters. I don't think I'd glean any benefit from working with legal recruiters. I'll see how it works out for me. (I have known a few people who have had success.)Esq. Neverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18248019550876835145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5618663158161665199.post-64366800809148874672009-12-21T01:26:06.793-05:002009-12-21T01:26:06.793-05:00Dear Esq Never
I really like your blogs and I fou...Dear Esq Never<br /><br />I really like your blogs and I found this one to be particularly interesting. I have a friend in the small/midsize law firm recruiting business and he told me that there is a whole lot more beneath the surface than meets the eye. He told me that the recruiting business is meant to shuffle associates around with the purpose of eventually pushing them out of the legal profession. He also told me that a very small part of his job actually involves finding employment for people. He said that most of his time is spent "investigating" people who are about to be laid off or people who are already laid off in order to determine whether the employee intends to defames their employer. Essentially, what he was getting at was that recruiters have a behind the scenes relationship with law firms to facilitate terminating associates employment.<br /><br />What do you make of this?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5618663158161665199.post-74276549097094232972009-12-18T14:01:44.363-05:002009-12-18T14:01:44.363-05:00One of the famous NY Legal Recruiters is Ann Isrea...One of the famous NY Legal Recruiters is Ann Isreal. You probably read an article from her in her NYLJ column or in your OCI Library. To paraphrase Ann," her job is to take the top candidates from top lawschools to positions in the top firms." When you read her articles; you can tell most of her advice is for the BIGLAW candidates. Recruiters don't deaL with TTT grads.(period) There is no money in it! <br />I dealt with Recruiters in I.T.. I frimly believed they ruined the industry and helped the exodus of I.T. jobs overseas. I have not a good word to say about them. Reading anti-Recruiter posts (plural) from "Tom the temps" site I don't see Recruiters changing. On the contray, I see Recruiters are getting worse. Unless you are a BIGLAW candidate don't waste your time. If you use them for doc review, then watch your back!The Yuppie Attorneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05697997369307991468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5618663158161665199.post-8728975328870409962009-12-18T12:17:16.303-05:002009-12-18T12:17:16.303-05:00Ah, I guess I didn't make it clear that these ...Ah, I guess I didn't make it clear that these were for non-legal positions. I know people with limited exprience who had some luck in other fields, but it'll be interesting to see if simply having the J.D. will hurt my chances even outside the legal world.Esq. Neverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18248019550876835145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5618663158161665199.post-7295685746604687462009-12-18T10:06:54.837-05:002009-12-18T10:06:54.837-05:00Without the magical 3 years experience, recruiters...Without the magical 3 years experience, recruiters will only talk to you about doc review positions.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5618663158161665199.post-75974448411134344882009-12-18T07:40:56.105-05:002009-12-18T07:40:56.105-05:00Recruiters and Headhunters on the east coast won&#...Recruiters and Headhunters on the east coast won't even speak to you unless you went to Harvard or Yale and have 3 to 5 years of work experience. So, no... I haven't spoken to the them. Even in the good times, they weren't helpful to someone outside the top 14.Angel the Lawyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07902928273488771301noreply@blogger.com