The recent collapse of four major law firms sent about 1,800 attorneys into a dreadful job market, among them firm chairmen and dozens of practice leaders. These former leaders often have a harder sell in landing a new job than the attorneys they once led. Recovering from the black eye of their firms' downfall, they have to show that they're willing to take direction -- possibly for far less compensation than they're used to getting.
August 11, 2009 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Law.Com
Matthew Larrabee walked into his office at Dechert in October and pulled up a chair to a new desk and a fresh start.
The 54-year-old former leader of Heller Ehrman was building from the ground up at Dechert, this time with a track record that included the dissolution of his previous firm during his tenure as its chairman. “I’m trying to communicate to the world that I’m back in practice and that this is what I’m good at,” Larrabee said. “It’s still a work in progress.”
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