Hey peeps,
Just got the call today from the group head. Told me it’s not my fault but my hours are bad and they’ll give the partner I work for until Jan 31 to “bring more work in for me“ or I’m toast. I even brought a client to the firm, so dk what else I could’ve done.
US lawyer (also EU qualified), JD + LLM, fluent in 3 languages and learning a 4th. Also currently studying for a 3rd bar. Working in Germany doing US corp law, but not German or German qualified. Was told they’d have kept me if I was locally qualified. I took this job after I got laid off as part of a mass culling from a NY BL firm, where I did cap markets as a K-JD for around 2 years. Basically was hesitant to take this job but could get nothing else. I‘ve had this job for just under 6 months, after which it’s hard to lay someone off in Germany, which is why they said they’re doing this now.
Firm said they’d sign a letter of recommendation for me making it clear I wasn’t fired for cause, and partners at my previous firm have said they’d also vouch for me, so hopefully my CV isn’t an auto-reject yet? I’m an EU and Canadian citizen, open to working anywhere doing anything. Open to advice, pointers and even referrals if anyone’s generous. Guess my no. 1 question is, how screwed am I?