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<blockquote data-quote="Jessica Booker" data-source="post: 150796" data-attributes="member: 2672"><p>I would try to make a longer term commitment than 6 months to the regional firm if you can - jumping ship twice in less than a year can look questionable as a NQ, even with the best of intentions.</p><p></p><p>I think realistically gaining over a year’s experience is going to put you in a much stronger position to move again - but even then this is not without risk. Your experience as an associate at a regional firm is not necessarily going to be comparable to that at the type of firm you leaving. And because of that, moving back won’t be straight forward unless you are in a fast-growing area of law/unpopular practice area/have a unique skill set and experience that is in demand.</p><p></p><p>However, if there are trainees qualifying in March (and I am assuming again in September), the reality is for many firms they are going to prefer to give NQ roles to trainees. Your firm/department/partner you report into may feel differently about this, but if they did I would expect them to be giving you a strong indication of a role becoming available or how you can transform your career into a qualified role at the firm.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jessica Booker, post: 150796, member: 2672"] I would try to make a longer term commitment than 6 months to the regional firm if you can - jumping ship twice in less than a year can look questionable as a NQ, even with the best of intentions. I think realistically gaining over a year’s experience is going to put you in a much stronger position to move again - but even then this is not without risk. Your experience as an associate at a regional firm is not necessarily going to be comparable to that at the type of firm you leaving. And because of that, moving back won’t be straight forward unless you are in a fast-growing area of law/unpopular practice area/have a unique skill set and experience that is in demand. However, if there are trainees qualifying in March (and I am assuming again in September), the reality is for many firms they are going to prefer to give NQ roles to trainees. Your firm/department/partner you report into may feel differently about this, but if they did I would expect them to be giving you a strong indication of a role becoming available or how you can transform your career into a qualified role at the firm. [/QUOTE]
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