5+ years of public accounting tax experience. CPA, MST and graduating law school soon. Plan on taking the bar. What are the best post-bar opportunities? Option to stay at my current firm (big four).

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Depends what you are looking for. If $ is #1, then big law is obvious choice. If WLB is a consideration, consider mid law. That's where I am and happy with it overall (doing tax). Feel free to PM me to chat offline.

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This depends on your motivation for attending law school and goals. Why did you go? What group are you in now and do you enjoy it? If you can get into big law, I would recommend thar you consider it. It will open up doors that might otherwise be closed to someone who stayed in big4 their entire career (especially if spending most of your time on compliance and provision). I’m stating the obvious here but there’s a huge big law alumni population in WNT, DOJ, Treasury, IRS counsel etc. big law experience will give you flexibility going forward.

Do you have the grades for biglaw? If not, Big 4 is probably the best opportunity.

Really depends on where you see yourself. You can stay in Big4 but you will miss out on a lot of traditional legal experience. This isn’t necessarily a bad thing just something to keep in mind. Have you checked out the honors program at the DOJ tax division? I am not sure if they are currently hiring but with your background this might be a good fit

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