Do a lot of biglaw associates walk into $250-$300K in house jobs as easily as they think/say they will?

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Im sure some do but I think most people in large firms underestimate the difficulty of getting in house jobs.

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more like 160k jobs

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I doubt it. In house jobs are highly competitive. And many of the roles I've been seeing on LinkedIn that would be at my level of seniority/experience pay below $200K.

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No, I think especially with the first gig, you should assume it will take about a year of applying. It probably won’t take that long, but better safe than sorry.

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I left biglaw as a fourth year into a $300k+ in house role but my practice area is booming (renewables project finance). Took me about a year of interviewing. Got a lot more traction once I hit the fourth year mark.

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This is relatively common in funds for 5th+ years in NYC (all-in comp).

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Definitely that level of pay is not ubiquitous and even less so in this economy

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I also work in energy transactional and my friends (4th, 5th year) are seeing 200-225k base with added bonus and RSOs that push total comp around 300k. Some have gone higher but those roles they were walking into didn’t lighten the biglaw load significantly.

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No. Especiallly after 7 years. Then it gets much harder to goinhouse

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No. They are competitive positions and seems companies are staffing law departments leaner and leaner. And you need to give yourself a few years for stock to vest to really count the equity portion of your comp. Most associates try to leave after they receive their BL bonus. If you are willing to forfeit that and look at openings Q2/Q3 you may have a smaller pool of candidates. It’s tough out there. Hardest part is getting in. Once you have in house on your resume you are a better candidate for other in house roles.

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I did

Got an offer in this range but it took me about a year and a half of interviews, and this is with a company that I've just done a secondment with. 4th year corporate associate in the Bay Area.

Mix of M&A and '34 Act compliance / securities.

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