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title: "'A Huge Shift': Job-Hunting Attorneys Turn to Stable Companies, Cash Over Stock Options"
description: "“Those fly-by-night, Series A companies people would quit their law firm jobs for—no one is quitting for them now.\""
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# 'A Huge Shift': Job-Hunting Attorneys Turn to Stable Companies, Cash Over Stock Options

Originally published by [Law.com](https://www.whistlerpartners.com/blog-new/author/law-com) on 12.22.22

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Sean Burke spoke to *Corporate Counsel* this week about attorneys' waning appetites for risk as early-stage companies reveal their instabilities and tech giants' stocks take a hit.

“Those fly-by-night, Series A companies people would quit their law firm jobs for—no one is quitting for them now."

##### Read the full article: [https://www.law.com/corpcounsel/2022/12/02/a-huge-shift-job-hunting-attorneys-turn-to-stable-companies-cash-over-stock-options/](https://www.law.com/corpcounsel/2022/12/02/a-huge-shift-job-hunting-attorneys-turn-to-stable-companies-cash-over-stock-options/)

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