Anyone made the jump from elite biglaw associate to an elite plaintiffs firm? How common is it for them to cut associates or counsel in on the wins come bonus season? How does the pay compare? I’m a risk taker and I want to get exposure to the upside.

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I didn't end up making the jump, but based on my own interviews and information from colleagues who either interviewed or switched over, my understanding is that top plaintiffs firms like Bernstein Litowitz, Robbins Geller, etc. will generally have materially lower salary than biglaw with a promise of a large, performance-dependent bonus making you up to biglaw-ish all-in comp (I have heard wildly inconsistent reports as to whether you will get to biglaw all-in, or even above). Then you have hyper-elite boutiques like Dovel and Luner where junior associates make V50 partner-level compensation, but there are only like two or three associates a decade...

Dovel and Luner pays market salary

If you like taking risks make the switch.

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