6 Key Considerations When Moving from Government to Private Practice

Editor’s Note: This article is written by the New York founding partner of legal recruiting agency Major, Lindsey & Africa.

By Jon Lindsey, New York Founding Partner, Major, Lindsey & Africa

When I left government in 1990 I thought it was sufficient to have tried more than two dozen cases in federal court, successfully argued numerous appeals in the Second Circuit, and to have “Managing Editor of the Columbia Law Review” on my resume. I felt entitled, if not to a corner office, at least to partnership in a well-regarded law firm. In retrospect, I was incredibly naïve about ...