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If my first full-time job out of law school is non-legal, at a real estate development firm, will law firms be reluctant to hire me for an attorney position?
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August 31, 2010
I spent this past summer at one of the top 10 to 12 firms in the country, and was happy to receive an offer. I went ahead and did a couple of OCI interviews, and was offered a position at one of the top 5 firms in New York, with a stronger practice group for what I want to do. What should I do?
Answered by Ann M. Israel
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August 24, 2010
I have just started as a first-year associate at a D.C. firm, and I am already looking to leave. It turns out that promises during the interview (salary, benefits and workload) were just a line they pitched to get me in the door. Any advice?
Answered by Ann M. Israel
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