THE BIGLAW EXIT,
DONE PROPERLY.
Helping BigLaw attorneys find work that fits the rest of their life.
NY · DC · DE · PA
PRACTICE AREAS
Not seeing your area? Book a call anyway.
Most deals and disputes don’t stay in one lane. Neither do the best lawyers.
For associates and counsel stepping out of BigLaw, and partners ready to take their clients somewhere they’ll be valued.
COMMERCIAL LITIGATION
BigLaw trial training is exactly what boutiques and midlaw firms pay for. The difference is you’d be running cases, not managing document review. Often overlaps with antitrust and finance disputes.
ANTITRUST
Antitrust sits where litigation meets deals. Firms building merger review or competition litigation want BigLaw-trained antitrust lawyers, and there aren’t many to go round.
CORPORATE
BigLaw M&A training transfers straight into midlaw deal work, with more client contact and earlier responsibility. Usually shoulder to shoulder with finance and antitrust on the same transaction.
BANKING & FINANCE
Finance sits in the middle of corporate and real estate deals. Full-service midlaw firms want that bench strength, and BigLaw finance lawyers bring it.
REAL ESTATE
Where transactional, finance and dispute work meet. BigLaw real estate lawyers move well onto strong regional and midlaw platforms across NY, DC, DE and PA.
ABOUT
The best conversations I have are with lawyers who’ve realized the path they’re on isn’t the one they want, but aren’t sure what the alternative looks like. I help them figure it out. I map the firms, open the doors, and get partner conversations moving the same week. You stay in control and it stays confidential.
People are the reason I do this. I spent five years in mental health services before moving into recruitment, and 12 years on, what I care about hasn’t changed: helping people, only these days it's about helping people find work that gives them some peace and satisfaction. I’m a proud father, a techno producer and a writer, with a soft spot for sci-fi, history and geopolitics. Also two cats and a chihuahua.
Nathan Hesketh · Connect on LinkedIn
THINKING OF LEAVING BIGLAW?
HIRING?
I work for the lawyer first. By the time I introduce someone, they know why they want your firm, not just why they want out of theirs. That’s what makes a hire stick.
If you’re building out commercial litigation, antitrust, corporate, banking and finance or real estate in NY, DC, DE or PA, let’s talk.
You don’t need to have it all figured out. Most people I speak to know what they want less of, not what they want more of. That’s a good place to start.
We’ll talk through what’s driving the move, what you’d want instead, and which firms in your practice area genuinely offer it. Then I get to work:
Everything is confidential. Your name doesn’t go to any firm without your say-so, and if you decide to stay put, that’s fine too.
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