Biglaw Associates Are Having A Moment When It Comes To Quitting During Trump’s Reign

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This is not normal. It’s very unusual to see them [associates] take to LinkedIn to very specifically announce why they are leaving [and to denounce their firms.] The impression I’m getting is that it was a breach of trust between the associates and leadership… and the breach of trust can’t be solved.

— Anna Sanders, Washington, D.C. recruiter and senior director at VOYlegal, in comments given to the American Lawyer, about the many very public associate resignations that the legal profession has seen during the Trump era. Sanders said that how firms have reacted to Trump “will have repercussions” on their recruiting, and that “[i]t appears to be a concern” for candidates whether a firm has made a deal with the president.

Staci Zaretsky is a senior editor at Above the Law, where she’s worked since 2011. She’d love to hear from you, so please feel free to email her with any tips, questions, comments, or critiques. You can follow her on Bluesky, X/Twitter, and Threads, or connect with her on LinkedIn.

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Ed. note: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day.

This is not normal. It’s very unusual to see them [associates] take to LinkedIn to very specifically announce why they are leaving [and to denounce their firms.] The impression I’m getting is that it was a breach of trust between the associates and leadership… and the breach of trust can’t be solved.

— Anna Sanders, Washington, D.C. recruiter and senior director at VOYlegal, in comments given to the American Lawyer, about the many very public associate resignations that the legal profession has seen during the Trump era. Sanders said that how firms have reacted to Trump “will have repercussions” on their recruiting, and that “[i]t appears to be a concern” for candidates whether a firm has made a deal with the president.

Staci Zaretsky is a senior editor at Above the Law, where she’s worked since 2011. She’d love to hear from you, so please feel free to email her with any tips, questions, comments, or critiques. You can follow her on Bluesky, X/Twitter, and Threads, or connect with her on LinkedIn.