Anyone leave big law for a government job? Are you glad you made the switch?

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I’m making the switch next month and I can’t wait. I’ve worked in gov before. Yes it’s a big pay cut but having normal hours and actuallly being able to sign off for the day is priceless (for me at least). Plus if you work a few years in biglaw you can come in at a high GS level. It’ll still be lower than biglaw but very doable.

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I work with several who do and only 2 in 10+ years have gone back to biglaw. Several have left for private or nonprofit inhouse but going back to a firm is quite rare. Gov >biglaw seems more common than biglaw>gov>biglaw

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