prospective cleary recruits get to know the firm betterOne firm every potential defector with itchy feet should consider is Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton, because every prospective partner gets sent on what they call a – get this – ‘road trip’.

Potential new recruits are sent on a whirlwind tour of all the firm’s offices, from London to Tokyo, via Rome and Moscow, shaking every possible hand and drinking and dining with every available partner.