I am an associate at a BigLaw firm considering my career. I have heard rumors that the height of an associate’s marketability for in-house and other post-BigLaw positions is when he is a mid-level. By the time he is a senior associate, and especially by the time he is in the “up for partnership” years, his marketability decreases. An explanation I have heard for this is that it is assumed by prospective employers that senior associates looking for jobs are those who weren’t good enough to make the cut for partnership. Is there any truth to this?
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