In this (potentially) downward-spiraling market, we thought it would be a good idea to get another Q & A going with everyone's favorite law firm headhunter, Mr. Jordan Ross. This was very successful the last time we did it, and should be even more interesting now that the market has transitioned from "Vegas to 120" to "please sir, may I have some more?"Jordan Ross is the only Nevada member of the National Association of Legal Search Consultants. He is the principal of Ross Legal Search, LLC and previously served four years as a Vice-President with John Kurosky & Associates, a legal search firm in Irvine CA. In layman's terms: he finds jobs for those looking to make a lateral move, and he's good at it.
If you have a question you would like us to pose to Mr. Ross about anything related to our Nevada legal market, please post it in the comments or drop us a line at nevadalegal@gmail.com. We will take submissions until Friday, then submit your questions to Mr. Ross. The responses will be included in a future post.
I am a junior associate at one of the big firms in town and due to the recession have been doing a lot of litigation. It wasn't my intent to be a litigator coming out of school but if this keeps up what kind of opportunities will there be for me to get back to transactional work if I've been litigating for a few years? Not that I'm not grateful for having a job, mind you...
ReplyDeleteWork is cyclical. When things return to normal, litigation may be down and they'll need associates to move over to transaction. Just go with the flow, young Anon, and make sure your superiors know where your interest lies when those opportunities re-emerge.
ReplyDeleteI want to know how bad things really are. We hear rumors of layoffs, but if things really were that bad, would Mr. Ross still have a job?
ReplyDeleteIn this economy, does Mr. Ross think it would be wise for graduating law students to consider going into government work for a couple of years? I would think that, although you take a bit of a pay cut, at least you have some decent job security.
ReplyDeleteCan you talk about negotiating pay with small firms that may not have set salary grades for incoming employees?
ReplyDeleteHow do you determine what is reasonable?
Ask him about this:
ReplyDeletehttp://abovethelaw.com/2009/02/jobseekers_paying_recruiters_h.php
His current business model seems obsolete (or at least upside down) in this economic climate.
@Anonymous 2/25 at 5:02: State and local attorney jobs are at will. The positions are in the unclassified service. No more security there. Maybe for the Feds. Good luck finding one of those in Nevada.
ReplyDeleteWhat happened with this?
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