Been working for the government for most of my career; however, I’m not sure what my exit options are. I work in a HCOL area handling several different practice areas, and I don’t want to go back to firm life, but I’m significantly underpaid.

like
Posting as :
works at
You are currently posting as works at

Go in-house outside of government.

like

DC market is flooded with ppl been DOGEd.

like

NY

like

People leave firm life for the work life balance that government provides. Government pay will never compare to firm pay. In house might be better, but I hear even that is organization specific. Ultimately what matters most to you?

like

I like the WLB I have for the most part, but I have a micromanager for a boss who might as well be a BL partner

like

Any way you can ask for a raise at your current spot!

Do it anyway, what’s there to lose? They say no? Ok…

likefunny

If you can’t go in house, consider firm life for a period of time to get your finances where you want them comfortably and then find something with the WLB you want.

What is your practice area? It’s difficult to say what your exit options are without that information. A prosecutor has different options than a staff attorney at the SSA, for example.

It seems to me you’d be a strong candidate for an in-house role. If I was in your shoes and looking for a change, I’d either go in-house or try to find a different, higher paying job in government (federal jobs often pay higher).

like

Related Posts

Deloitte is hiring GRC and SecOps experienced hires at both the Consultant and Senior Consultant level! If you have experience with ServiceNow, Archer, or other similar platform experience then please DM me and we can get you an interview! We have a full pipeline of opportunities in FY23 and need driven individuals ready to help deliver! These positions are in Risk and Financial Advisory here under our Cyber Strategy business. Happy to chat if any of this sounds interesting!

like

Hello, I have an interview this week with Riot Games for an L&D specialist role. Anyone have any tips or work at Riot Games?

like

PwC India Hi fishes, Can someone refer me for this position-
Associate - Corporate and Business Strategy - Strategy Consulting?
PwC India PwC

like

Hi Guys, I have 15 years of experience in IT..the experience is in different domains including project management.Now i am getting offer for both project management and technical roles.I am confused, should I go for PM role or technical role as an cloud architect.

like

I applied for a job within my unit that I do not qualify for. Now, I have an interview for this job. Me knowing I do not meet most of the qualifications for this position has my imposter syndrome thinking I shouldn’t even do this interview because it would be a waste of time. Has anyone felt this way?

like

How common is it to land a high paying role in tech from an unrelated industry if you have the experience? Is it easier to crack into from the inside?

like

Second year associate looking to switch into transactional practice for a few years.
Which transactional practices have the worst and best non-law exit options (strategy, ops)? I understand M&A is the best, but how about debt finance? Fund finance? Aircraft finance? Thank you!

likehelpful

Can anyone refer for HR Recruiter, Talent Acquisition, or Any HR role. Exp 2 years , location Pune.

like

Hi, what are the hierarchies in data and analytics side? How many steps above Data architect role?
Is the data architect role right for 11 years of exp?
What is salary range for this position?

like

In offer letter, nothing is being mentioned about being on permanent role...how to make it sure

Can anyone at Visa Inc refer me for an open position?. The job number is REF018545W.

@Visa inc

like

Hi all , can i get referral for software engineer- Angular and the req : 007ZP2

Got an interview with Amazon within their Advertising department. I hear working for Amazon can be great if you get into the right department. Anyone have insights to their advertising department? Good or bad? Also, would love some interview tips if you have them! (It’s for an Executive Assistant position) thank you!

like

Have an upcoming FB loop interview next week. And today i got reached out for another role that i applied at FB, should i bring this out to the hiring manager during the loop? Wondering if this would make any difference perhaps speeding up the decision process. Any thoughts?

like

Hi fishes,
I’m a fresher and have recently completed my internship as an Operations manager at Amazon. I am currently looking for FT opportunities. I came across and opening at
Maersk for the role of Business Analyst. Could anyone refer me for the role or maybe point me to a suitable opportunity?
thanks!
Maersk

like

Does anyone here have experience with In-Q-Tel? I see an analyst role that I think might be an excellent fit, but I'm curious about the culture and pay. Thanks!

like

Any downsides to leaving a “Counsel” role and moving into a “Legal Affairs” role? Still practicing and representing the company, just a difference of titles, so core work remains the same - what do you think?

like

Base/Equity expectations for Series A Fintech (non engineering leadership role) in the Bay Area? 10 YoE. Thinking about a move but trying to understand the risk/reward.

like

Persistent Systems Limited

Persistent is hiring for Automation tester (selenium, api and cucumber) having 5-8 years of experience, Pune location.
Those matching above criteria can send resume to as40899@gmail.com

like

More Posts

I was passed up for a promotion after 1.5 years at the agency/in the role despite consistently great feedback and was told that I just needed more time in role. A guy with my experience level was....

like

How to switch from Accenture technology to Accenture strategy? I am an MBA.

like

Valuation people, how long until you got good at your job? Im 5 months in and can still barely follow..

like

I’m currently an HR specialist and trying to decide what I want my future to look like. I would like to step away from the transactional, administrative HR work. I’m fascinated by employee satisfaction and like the idea of helping to improve retention and leveraging metrics to improve toxic work environments (I’ve seen a fair share of dysfunction in my career). I’m thinking the Consultant route may be best for this. Any other thoughts of roles or titles that may align?

like

I was contacted by a recruiter with a job in the EV market, which is something I've been wanting for a while. Im at a comfortable point in my current position where I can do my job very easily, change would mean starting from zero again. What should I do? Any advise?

like

If your manager gives a false commitment of onsite then what can be done against the manager ?

like

where is the best place to sell or trade in my used car? (2019 van low km’s)

like
like

If I accept the offer from Accenture and don't join it. Does Accenture blacklist me?

like

Hi Guys, I am Frontend developer (Angular, YOE - 3.5) with 2 offers to choose from . Kindly suggest which company I should join.
1. Dassault system:- 17.2 LPA (16.3 fixed)
2. British Telecom:- 20.5 LPA (18.75 fixed)

like
like

Need advice from someone who has been in HR for long. I will direct message. Thanks!

like

Our architect is micromanaging all the work before it goes to the dev team. This is slowing us down quite a bit. Any pieces of advice?

like

Has anyone used or is currently using My Perspectives ELA curriculum from Savvas Learning Company? Our district is considering switching from iReady and I am looking for honest feedback. Thanks!

like

5/13 check in. My PM ride is done. What did you do today?

Post Photo
likeuplifting

I am having 4.5 YOE. Working as full stack developer having current pacakage 13.2 planning to switch now so how much pacakage should i expect and which all companies should I go for.

like

Anybody interviewed for a data engineer role for Facebook? I have a SQL and Python coding interview next, any idea on what to expect?

like
like

Is reaching out on Linkedin the best way to contact a recruiter, or should I look for their professional email?

like

Vicious layoffs at HCB health.

Additional Posts in Law

How many billable hours per week is considered at capacity? I’m getting pushback on boundaries I’m setting about additional matters and marketing work from my firm when I’ve been billing 60-75 hours per week for the last 6 weeks, and I’m still behind on my work. I feel like it’s reasonable to not kill myself further to fit in more/turn things around faster at this point, but am I being unreasonable? I expect my workload to remain at this level through the end of the year at least.

like

So who else here is experiencing plummeting billable hours and exponential weight gain since this whole WFH thing started? Bought snacks for 30 days, finished in 48 hours.

likefunnysmart

I am lead counsel on a case - we’re suing 3 businesses and my supervisor is a named incorporator of one of the businesses although he is not an officer. He is asking me to bring the file and meet with him about the progress of the case. I reminded him of the conflict and he stated that the conflict was resolved because he also has a claim against 1 of the companies that he recently filed separately. I don’t see how that resolved the conflict…and he’s fully pressuring me to meet. How to respond?

like

We have motion sensor lights in my office and the sensor is far from my desk. Consequently, if I'm on a long WebEx, the lights go out and it's embarrassing. The building won't change the sensor. Anyone find a solution for this (aside from standing up and moving, which would be very awkward)? I can't rearrange my office.

funny

I'm a junior associate. A couple people have left my small firm and I'm now the lone associate at our main office. I've now been told I am "temporary senior associate or permanent or partner whatever that results in." Please send help. I'm just a baby attorney still.

like

Thinking about applying as a lateral to Quinn Emmanuel LA. Thoughts on hours, etc.?

like

I found out a soon to be 2nd year associate got a 10k raise making his salary 110k now, while I, the soon to be 3rd year associate got a 2k raise making my salary 107k. So now the 2nd year male associate is making more money than me. How do I bring this up to the partners?

like

Does anyone practice White Collar criminal defense in NYC or know a decent amount about it? Is it fun or fulfilling? Is it a good way to break into government work in the future?

like

Brand new baby lawyer dumb question - I am tasked with drafting response to request to produce. How long should this take? And follow up… how do I bill this?

like

Confused why Wachtell qualifies as BigLaw when they have one (small) office

like

Any tips when leaving a firm? Younger associate <1 year.

likehelpful

Can you share first year salary for midsize firms? I'm in NJ, but curious to hear other markets. Also billable targets? Thanks!

like

How long is acceptable to ask to decide on an offer, especially when another place you really want to work at is moving a bit slower? I know this question has been asked before but I feel like 2022 has been its own beast in the legal market and would appreciate any advice. Thank you!

like

Alston & Bird LLP Does anyone have any insight into associate pay, bonuses, min billable hours, and general work/life balance at Alston & Bird LLP? (DC Office)

like

Have a call on Friday with the CEO of an environmental entrepreneurship non-profit. It could lead to a professional opportunity and maybe even billable work I can refer to my firm down the line. I’m going in with an open mind but little concrete information on his entity and goals and ways I could get involved. What questions would you ask such a person?

like

How much time is acceptable to bill to admin per day?

like

What is a reasonable pay increase? This will be my first pay increase. I make 70k now and will be starting my second year at big law. I had 3 years of prior experience before joining the firm.

like

Idk, maybe it’s time we bring these engineers and techs down. If my 🧠 links to a 💻 , all of my non-billable work will come to light. 😤

Post Photo
like

This is not my wheelhouse so I’m not sure of the answer. If someone is writing a “memoir” and is including me in it, and I DONT want to be in the book, do I have any legal recourse? I understand since it’s been published it doesn’t meet any invasion of privacy or potential defamation yet, but is there something I can do preliminarily to protect myself and stop my inclusion?

like

New to Fishbowl?

Download the Fishbowl app to
unlock all discussions on Fishbowl.
That was just a preview…
Sign Up to see all discussions
  • Discover what it’s like to work at companies from real professionals
  • Get candid advice from people in your field in a safe space
  • Chat and network with other professionals in your field
Sign up in seconds to unlock all discussions on Fishbowl.

Already a user?
Login here

Share

Embed this post

Copy and paste embed code on your site

Preview

Download the
Fishbowl app

See what’s happening in your industry
from the palm of your hand.

A phone with Fishbowl app

Scan your QR code to download
Fishbowl app on your mobile

Download app

Sign up for free to view this conversation on Fishbowl

By continuing you agree to Terms of Use and Privacy Policy

Already have an account? Log in

Sign up for free to continue using Fishbowl

By continuing you agree to Terms of Use(New) and Privacy Policy(New)
Messaging rates may apply

Already have an account? Log in

For account settings, visit Fishbowl on Desktop Browser or

General

Legal