Case Study: a large law firm in New York City hires a returning MBA attorney with BCG Attorney Search

Large Law Firm in New York City hires returning attorneys with BCG Attorney Search after a 3-month gap

The customer, a large law firm in New York City, was looking to hire a lateral attorney. The challenge was finding a candidate with a unique background: an attorney who had left a previous large law firm after a layoff and subsequently completed an MBA, but who now wanted to return to legal practice and was concerned this gap would be a major obstacle. The vendor, BCG Attorney Search, was engaged to conduct this search.

BCG Attorney Search successfully placed the candidate with the New York law firm. The recruiter addressed the candidate's concerns by strategically presenting the MBA as a valuable asset for a corporate attorney and mitigating the resume gap. The result was the attorney being hired into one of the largest and most prestigious law firms in the city, which viewed the business school experience positively and never inquired about the previous layoff or academic transcripts.