Sideways Society

Choosing to make a lateral move is a difficult decision. Making a lateral move in a partnership year poses especially unique challenges. Attorney Meredith S. Auten successfully switched firms as an associate
in her eighth year of practice, and she was promoted to partner within a year of her move. She discusses her experience, including some of the pros and cons of such a move. She also provides some tips, including one of the most important things she learned, which she wishes she had done better.