NEVER use BCG Attorney Search
I’m an attorney seeking to lateral and, before this experience, I had never worked with recruiters. This company encouraged me to provide a blanket authorization allowing them to submit my resume to firms on a mass basis without fully explaining the consequences.
What I did not understand, and what I believe should have been clearly disclosed, is that once a recruiter submits you to a firm, you can effectively be “locked out” from reapplying or being submitted through another recruiter to that same firm for six months.
I was not informed of these risks, and as a result, my resume was submitted to well over 100 firms, many of which I can no longer independently pursue at this time. The experience has been incredibly frustrating and disappointing, and now my options in the market have been wiped out for half a year.
In my opinion, this approach is misleading and raises serious ethical concerns. I would strongly encourage everyone to never work with this company. They do not advocate for you nor work with you - just another resume to be blindly submitted and hope someone wants you so that they can collect their fee. Avoid BCG/Harrison Barnes at all costs.