A common situation we see as legal recruiters is law firm partners looking to make a change for the wrong reasons. You may not expect to hear this from a headhunter but most of the candidates we speak with about moving to a new firm, say they are not satisfied with their present firm. However, when we ask further questions, we usually find that they haven't drilled deeply into their problems or tried to improve what they don't like at their current firm. That seems to be the case even more so now compared to the past few years. There is significant competition for partners right now and they are being wooed with generous offers of compensation and other support to build their practice. However, if you're thinking of a move, before you take the leap, we recommend that you consider the questions discussed in this article and how you may be able to get what you want by influencing your current firm to make changes. If you don't succeed, then you're still better armed with the knowledge of exactly what you want from a new firm.