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[When someone is promoted to partner] they instantly begin getting much more calls simply by advantage of the title. When corporations have their eye on any individual, they aren’t deterred if the particular person made companion just a few months in the past. The promotion is seen as an endorsement and it’s nonetheless open season.
— Dan Binstock, a recruiter and companion at Washington, D.C.-based Garrison, in feedback given to the American Lawyer, regarding the demand for brand spanking new companions, even when they’re just lately promoted. All companions, even those that are new to the function, could also be thought of “ripe” for recruitment in Biglaw’s “free-agency period.”
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