资源描述：
《法务如何重操律师旧业》由会员上传分享，免费在线阅读，更多相关内容在应用文档-天天文库。
1、法务如何重操律师旧业ByELIEMYSTAL作者：埃利·米斯特Afewdaysago,weaskedwhethergoingin-housewasstillaviableoptionforBiglaw(大所)associates.Todaywelookatwhetherthosewholeavecanevercomeback.之前我们讨论过大所律师去做法务是否可行这个问题。今天我们来说说律师离开大所做法务后能否再转行回来。TheNationalLawJournaldidafollow-uppieceonBearStearn
2、sattorneyswhoweren’tabletomoveovertoJPMorganafterthemerger.Theyreport(subscription):《国家法律杂志》曾做了一期关于贝尔斯登公司被摩登大通收购后其法务无处就职的后续报道，报道如下：ManyrefugeesfromBearStearnshavelandedatlawfirms,includingBinghamMcCutchen;Venable;Weil,Gotshal&Manges;K&LGates;andKattenMuchinRosenma
3、n.贝尔斯登公司的许多失业法务现已就职于律所，包括宾汉法律事务所、Venable律师事务所、威嘉律师事务所、高盖茨律师事务所和卡登?穆沁?罗森曼律师事务所。“It’slikeaportinthestormrightnow,”saidoneformerBearStearnsattorneywhohaslandedatalawfirmandaskednottobeidentified.一位不愿意透露姓名的前贝尔斯登法务（现已就职于律所）表示，“律所现在就像是金融风暴中避风港，是我们这些失业法务最好的选择”。Butasoneco
4、mmenterpointsout,movingbackintoBiglawisn’teasy:但正如一位评论员所说，回归大所并不容易。TogetbackintoBigLawfrommostin-housepositionsisextremelydifficult.Ifyouworkinaniche,likegovernmentcontractsorFDA,itimprovesyourchancessignificantly.However,ifyouarejustageneralcorporateattorneyataco
5、mpanyandarelookingtogetbackinafirm,there’slittleshot.大多数法务要回归大所极为困难。如果你曾经的工作岗位很对口，比如负责政府（采购）合同或食物及药品管理局（FDA）事务，那你回到大所的几率就比较大。但普通的公司法务想回到律所，显然机会渺茫。GoingbacktothefirmwilllikelygetevenmoredifficultasadditionalattorneysfromLehmanandMerrillLynchfloodthemidlevelmarket.B
6、utwecanexpectthatdisplacedin-housecounselwilltrytogetbackintoBiglaw,becauseinthismarket,“jobsecurity”istheHolyGrail.由于雷曼兄弟和美林证券裁员后大量法务涌入中层市场，回归律所变得更加困难。但我们可以预见到失业法务依然会努力回归大所，因为在这个市场中，“工作保障”才是王道。Dolawfirmsactuallyprovidea“safer”alternative?Afterthejump.但律所真的是法务跳槽的“
7、更安全”选择吗？Onecommentercalledlawfirmsecurityamyth:一位评论员称，“律所安全论”只是“传说”：[S]incewhendolawfirmsprovideanydegreeofsecurity?Asanassociate,theclockisalwaystickingforstarters.Youhavetoeitherqualifyforpartnershipafterseveralyears,maybebeappointedascounsel,orotherwiseyouareou
8、tonthestreetlookingforlegalemploymentasaseniorassociate.Heck,manypartnersthesedaysareevenconcernedaboutsecurity,worryingabouttheirbookandbillables.Norea
