Desperately feel like I need to transition from BigLaw (Commercial Real Estate) out of the legal profession and into something more business focused. Any suggestions on where to look to not take a monster salary hit?!

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Save your bonus and be willing to take a pay cut. It will free you. You can make a decent salary in house but if it keeps up with your law firm salary, there’s a catch.

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I saw a job posting on LinkedIn that Tesla is looking for a real estate lawyer to buy/lease supercharger stations for them.

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Big4 does some real estate work that’s not necessarily legal work but could be more business focused

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Keep working in BigLaw and start doing your own deals on the side. Build up the balance sheet and track record to eventually branch off on your own as an investor. The skillset is already there.

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Amazon, but the culture is intense.

Amazon does not pay well

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