Anyone else miss being in private practice? I want to have an office. I want an assistant. I want to feel respected and not a cost centre and barrier. I want mentors and to be a mentor. It’s been a few years and I’m realizing all the things I envisioned for my career have disappeared since moving in house.

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You werent in biglaw long enough to dislike it.

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That’s probably true.

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lol i have all of these and i work in house. sounds like a skill issue

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You can find these things in house too. I’m a 7th year going on my 3rd year in house. I have a nice office, I don’t have an “assistant” but a paralegal/legal assistant reports to me and handles most of my admin stuff, my boss (the GC) is a great mentor to me plus I can use outside counsel which helps too, and while sometimes I’m viewed as a barrier by the business I’m generally well respected.

How many YOE do you have? I see you went in house junior which is often a mistake. How long have you been at your company? Maybe it’s time for a carefully considered move.

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How many years were you in biglaw before you left?

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Yes agreed!

In the exact same boat and literally just looked at the career pages of a few big law firms. I love having nights and weekends but am miserable 9-6, hate feeling like a paper pusher and stagnant, being “commercial” (ie bending the knee for business interests), and playing politics. I at least enjoyed firm work and the sense of fulfillment. Am at a loss for next steps.

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Could always try moving roles but I suspect that's just the nature of legal work (pushing paper)

There should be one day a year where litigators let an in-house attorney buddy up with them. Or switch places. Just for a little fun and/or chaos.

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Going back to the firm is a good option. 1.5 years in big law is not long and if you can stomach the hours, doing another stint will likely help your long term career prospects. Leaving too early can (not always) lead to career stagnation.

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I miss these things individually, and haven’t really been able to replicate them in house, but I don’t miss being in private practice. I have time to do stuff I care way more about now.

To be clear, I also really love my current in-house job. Took jumping companies twice to get here.

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Agree it may be time to revisit a firm job. I left private practice after 10 years, which is late by the “standards.” I waited until I was ready. Being in-house is better in so many ways but you didn’t get the true burnout of billable hours. Now that said, I’m in the minority when I say that I don’t think in-house is all that (I’m remote,no nights and weekends) but I still think there are downsides. Would I go back? No. But I would if I didn’t spend 10 years in private practice already.

Litigation. I’m a generalist now.

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