I'm in a sharing mood today, so let's pull back the curtain a bit and dive in to 𝐰𝐡𝐲 𝐈 𝐠𝐨𝐭 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐥 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐫𝐮𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠.
Let's be real - 𝒃𝒂𝒅 𝒍𝒆𝒈𝒂𝒍 𝒓𝒆𝒄𝒓𝒖𝒊𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒆𝒙𝒊𝒔𝒕. During my practice career, I dealt with plenty of recruiters who may have been well intentioned, but simply didn't add value to my legal searches. This very often resulted in frustration, resentment, and most importantly, lack of success. So I can understand why some attorneys are wary of working with legal recruiters. When you receive calls and messages selling opportunities that aren't even in your practice area, it doesn't exactly inspire confidence. 𝑯𝒐𝒘𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓, 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒔𝒆 𝒆𝒙𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆𝒔 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒂𝒍𝒔𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒐𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝑰 𝒄𝒉𝒐𝒔𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝒍𝒆𝒈𝒂𝒍 𝒓𝒆𝒄𝒓𝒖𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈.
When I walked away from private practice and decided to join Sonder Consultants, it wasn't just because I saw an industry where someone who was a genuine value-add could have success. It was because I wanted to give attorneys the opportunity to have a fruitful conversation with someone who actually spoke the legal language... someone who could empathize with the struggles and successes that are so unique to the legal profession... someone who understood the nuances of the vast and complex legal market.
I wanted to use the knowledge and skills that I'd built up during my tenure in law and beyond to actually listen to, understand and assess each individual's situation. Then--appreciating that no two attorneys' wants, needs and goals are the same--work in partnership with them to build a 𝘤𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘻𝘦𝘥 road map to a much more fulfilling place.
The law demands a lot of attorneys as it is, so if you feel like you may not be in the right place, I think you owe it to yourself to at least try to find that fulfillment elsewhere. That's something I'm happy to help with, and why I do what I do. So feel free to reach out for a no commitment confidential conversation via direct message or email to [email protected]
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