Case Study: a leading finance family law candidate successfully switches practice areas with BCG Attorney Search

Talented Junior Lawyer Overcomes Hurdles to Successfully Switch Practice Areas from Finance to Family Law

The legal recruiting firm BCG Attorney Search was engaged by a leading finance family law firm, which here likely refers to a specific but anonymized boutique, to assist a junior lawyer seeking a highly unusual career transition. The candidate's significant challenge was persuading a new firm to hire her and retrain her from her current specialized finance practice into an entirely new field, family law, a move that most law firms are reluctant to make for lateral hires.

BCG Attorney Search developed a solution by crafting a strategic application that highlighted the candidate's elite credentials, her personal commitment to family law through self-study, and the transferable skills from her finance background. This approach successfully secured her interviews and multiple offers. As a direct result of this process, the candidate, with the support of BCG Attorney Search, accepted a position at a highly regarded family law boutique where she could apply her talents to her desired practice area.