Law Exit Opportunities

Second year IP lit associate at a V10 firm and I just billed a 17 hour day. What are realistic exit options? It seems too soon to go in house in litigation and I'm not sure how much better the hou… more

I’m a fifth year associate who is ready to get out of litigation (and private practice altogether). I’ve only ever done professional malpractice (legal, med mal, etc) and feel like those skills will n… more

Giving my notice this week. It’s going to seem very out of the blue as I am a first year associate. I’m leaving to go into a different career path completely. The people are great but I’m just looking… more

Comsidering MSW or Masters in Counseling. Would need to do it while continuing to work full time. Seems like A LOT, but also might give me something to focus on / hope for instead of continuing to s… more

Took a job specifically for experience in-house PE and also took relative paycut. Now thinking about leaving and going back to a firm to round out skills or asking for more $$$. Thoughts?

I’m an associate looking to make a career move to a bigger city -New York, Chicago, Seattle, etc.- not super picky, just looking for a change and a challenge. Coming from a firm where I’ve done quite … more

Any BigLaw lawyers (recently former or considering leaving) potentially interested in developing training content, would love to chat. We’re a legal edtech company that works with the biggest firms in the world a… more

I’d be interested in hearing in any non-traditional moves from law to private equity. Any good stories or advice?

Anyone pivot from private practice to a not-totally-related in house role? Would love to hear about how you built a knowledge base to transition.

Interviewing for an in-house role at Jefferies. Would appreciate any insight/real talk about Jefferies and/or inhouse roles at investment banks generally.

Anyone who previously practiced in real estate/title manage to transition out to title/mortgage underwriting? I figure it’s a low impact low salary gig, and could start to boom with the housing market… more

Hey all, first time poster here. My situation is generally that for the past 6 years I built up what was a fairly successful practice in New Jersey that was completely decimated by COVID-19 restrictions. I'… more

Would switching from healthcare M&A to consulting after 3 years of practice result in better quality of life? Pros? Cons?

Anyone ever worked with David Erickson Consultants out of Chicago & NYC?

Has anyone transitioned to a career in legal operations management?

I posted a question a few months ago if anyone knows a career coach for those who want to exit law. At the time, a few people expressed same interest. I found someone and I have been working with him … more

For those that left law practice how did you really know it was time or that you were done being a lawyer?

Anyone know what the pay structure is for legal recruiters at recruiting firms? Is it salary + commissions? Any idea of the base?

I currently work as a personal injury lawyer at a small law firm, 5 years experience, graduated from T30 law school in 2015. Our subject area is pretty niche, and I am looking to branch out. Not big l… more

Senior litigation associate having trouble finding in house or government opportunities but completely burned out by firm life. Any good resources for career change ideas?

I applied to a job and managed to get an interview. However, I’ve since learned I have a grammatical error in my resume. Is there something I can do to correct this or is this something I should just … more

I am a second year in big law (transactional) with a couple potential in house opportunities I’m interested in, but am concerned it’s too early in my big law career to make an in house move. How early… more

What would a 3rd-5th year BigLaw transactional associate need to feel excited (and, if different, to feel good) about leaving the firm to work at a legal edtech startup? They’d be developing products … more

Did anyone transition out of law and pivoted into marketing? Would love to hear your thoughts! I have a public relations degree but very limited work experiences.

I want to close my small local solo down on east coast of Florida and move to the west coast of Florida and work with/for an established solo or small firm as associate attorney. I am 56 and have been licen… more

Anyone else feel stuck in this profession by student loans? I would love to shift to something else, but nothing else I am remotely qualified to do pays enough to pay off my still 6 figures student lo… more

Let's talk legal recruiting. It seems potentially lucrative, but also saturated and very difficult to stand out other than on existing reputation. To that end, (1) how do you break in as a practic… more

Any advice on how to network with former lawyers who have transitioned to areas you're interested in? It's very important to me to find the right fit for my next career path, so I want to spea… more

Started working in October at a top firm and quickly realized I do nottt want to be a lawyer, except now I have $255k of debt. Any alternatives here? I am losing my mind from either boredom or stress … more

Has anyone successfully used a resume writing service to transition from a private firm, particularly to an academic position? Helping someone prepare an application for professorship and have no idea what … more

How did you know you were ready to leave the law, even if it was just leaving a law firm?

Has anybody transitioned from law to an operations role at a company? I’m a 10th year attorney with an interview for a legal operations manager role. Any thoughts on that path or transition in feneral

Any recommendations for a management-side employment attorney aside from in house or HR/employee relations? I really enjoy the human interaction and factual investigation parts of the job and would lo… more

I’m an 8th year project-finance associate at a biglaw firm (V20). Have great experience that spans both energy and infra assets (both on the development and financing side). I’m looking to make a move… more

👀 ... is this.... heaven?

Exit opportunities for a well rounded IP associate 6 years in? Have patent, copyright, TM experience, prosecution and litigation, pretty much touched on all aspects of IP. I see the occasional in-hou… more

Anyone have any general interview advice/tips/questions to ask for in-house gigs? I've been at a small/mid-sized firm for four years and am interviewing with a large company for a generalist type role. … more