Cross-posting: What was your narrative in interviews for wanting to leave biglaw? Presumably you didn't just say I hate working 60+ hours per week in a disgustingly inefficient, top-heavy organization.

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“Work/Life balance”

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Oh also that I could do better legal work with fewer mistakes and be more attentive to all of my clients with a smaller volume to manage

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Wanted to have more ownership and input, always enjoyed working with my clients’ business folks and enjoyed building those relationships, career advancement, etc. Pick a couple and have a good story for them. Ask someone early on why they chose X company and then see if you’ve obtained good material to re-use in subsequent interviews.

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I actually more or less did. The people I was interviewing with were mostly also biglaw refugees (some from the same firm, even). They get it. I got the job.

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Going in house, my party line is that I find the commercial decision making based on legal advice way more interesting and engaging than simply delivering said advice.

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Wanted to work for this specific company and to be part of a really great mission.

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Wasn’t* 🙃

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