Corporate Environmental Associate

When I engaged Khurram and Freshwater Counsel, I came in with a very short target list of firms in a challenging market, and they helped me secure competing offers from that list. I understand from friends’ lateral experiences that such precision is rare in the lateral market. What impressed me most was how skillfully Khurram managed the negotiation phase. Salary, bonus, and timing are always sensitive issues, and it can be a challenge to advocate for yourself without souring the relationship with a future employer before you even start. Khurram handled these conversations with exactly the right balance of persistence and diplomacy, ensuring I landed on terms that reflected my priorities while leaving the firms genuinely excited to bring me on board. I cannot recommend Freshwater Counsel highly enough to anyone looking to make a thoughtful, strategic lateral move in big law. Khurram, Jared and the Freshwater team make a daunting process feel targeted, efficient, and ultimately successful.

I cannot recommend Priya highly enough. At every step of the process, Priya was supportive, insightful, and effective. Priya used her close contacts at top firms to get me interview offers within *48 hours* of sending out my resume. Despite interviewing on a chaotic and difficult schedule (because of Covid), Priya made the process seamless by handling every aspect of travel, lodging, and transport. I was able to focus fully on interview preparation because I confidently (and ultimately, correctly) believed that Priya had fully handled logistics. Priya also took my calls at all hours of the day, guided me through specific approaches to interviewing, and helped assuage worries I had during the interview process. As a result, Priya helped me successfully secure nine job offers from AmLaw 100 firms. I am still at the firm that Priya placed me at, and I consider Priya not only a professional colleague, but a genuine friend. In short, as I said at the start: I cannot recommend Priya highly enough.

A chain of work colleagues put me in touch with Susan when I wanted to transition to a new position. Susan was extremely transparent about her process and asked for my explicit permission before contacting firms on my behalf, which gave me the chance to research firms and decide whether I felt the fit was right. Susan helped me learn information about firms and helped me practice my interview skills so I went into an interview confident and armed with knowledge that immediately struck a chord with the people who interviewed me. She never gave up on me, even when I got discouraged. I got a great job with DLA Piper thanks to Susan's hard work, and I'm extremely happy!