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I'm a litigator with 5 years of experience ranging from a small litigation firm, chamber practice and an ASG at the Supreme Court. I've been trying for the past few months to join a Tier 1 with their respective Disputes / Litigation Team but constantly hitting a roadblock with no reverts. Ideally, I'd prefer joining as a senior associate but given I have no Tier 1 experience, I'm willing to join as an associate. I've modified my CV + Cover Letter to highlight my experience, skill and value that I would bring but doesn't seem to be having any effect.
Would deeply appreciate tips / advice / views from relevant members of the community.
The other option is to go through recruiters who work with that particular tier 1, but this is less effective than the first method.
Something else that I considered but didn't explore/act on was speaking to tier 1 partners when you see them in Court. This mostly happens in Supreme Court, though, but seeing as you're with an ASG running into them shouldn't be a problem. I know for a fact that JSA/SAM/CAM/KCO partners are usually in SC or HC.
Your practice area is also something to consider. Most tier 1 firms do either commercial/contractual/IBC disputes or white collar crime. Arbitration experience is also almost a necessity. Regulatory work, especially in electricity, helps.
If you have a good equation with your ASG (assuming you're there now), the best way is to ask him to put in a word with one of the partners that frequent SC. If not, try getting in touch with SA/PAs that work at those firms and asking them to push your CV. But good luck, making the switch from a chamber practice to a tier 1 disputes team is surprisingly difficult, even from a very well known chamber.
Recently reached out to Vahura & Human Elevation.
Hoping things work out.
Would love to get some insights on how such a lateral move works out.