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After the Fall

By Glen Ashman

After the Fall

National Law Journal

The recent collapse of Heller Ehrman, Thacher Proffitt & Wood, Thelen and WolfBlock sent about 1,800 attorneys into a dreadful job market, among them firm chairmen and dozens of practice leaders who once served as foundations of their former law firms. In many ways, these former leaders have a harder sell in landing a new job than the attorneys they once led. They must prove that the talents that took them to the top are transferable. Recovering from the black eye of their firms' downfall, they also have to show that they're willing to take direction and be cooperative players on a new team.

Full post as published by It's (Barely) Legal on August 10, 2009 (boomark / email).