Currently in PI litigation. I love everything about plaintiff PI work that is done pre-suit but I dread anything related to litigation. I’ve considered transitioning to another area of law but after 5 years of only practicing PI law, I am worried I will struggle to find a transactional job at my pay level that is willing to take the time to train me. has anyone else had this experience?

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I don’t have insight and transitioning out of plaintiff PI, but there are firms that hire pre-lit attorneys only.

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Are you in the LA area and what pay level are you looking at? I'm looking for an experienced Pre-Lit attorney for our mid-size firm (125 employees).

I was actually going to suggest the same thing as what Attorney 1 recomnended. There are lots of bigger firms that actually hir pre-litigation attorneys. If that is the area you excel in, I would start looking for one of those roles.

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