Anyone have experience in house in a procurement/vendor contracts AGC role? 4th year - My goal is better WLB and to get out of the law firm grind so I can be more present for my wife and kids. Thoughts/advice?

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Hi! I currently am Councel in-house for a general contractor. I support procurement/supplier POs/T&Cs/NDAs/change orders/claims. My work-life balance is pretty great because there really is no expectation to work weekends apart from, of course, something being due by Monday morning. I don't currently have spouse/kids but the folks who do, have the flexibility they need to take care of things at home. I believe that WLB in-house can depend on the company, because at Amazon, you probably will feel like you're at a firm, but there lots of great places to work in the space you're looking.

I’ve just done this. I’m 4PQE, based in London and 6 months into leaving M&A for an in house counsel position, where I do a lot of commercial contracts.

I now work 9-5:30 and get to do nursery drop off and pick up my 2 year old 3/4 times a week. It’s been the best decision I have made in years. My happiness has gone through the roof and I have absolutely zero work-related stress.
I would say I do about 30/40% of the amount of work I previously did, but the (minor) boredom is a tiny price to pay for the move and I’d make the same decision again 100 times over.

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