Do you think sticking it out in BL for 8 years pays off as far as in house prospects/salary go? Or is it all kind of the same after a certain time period. I’m in privacy if that helps (all aspects-trans, regulatory, lit).

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8 years is a pretty good sweet spot. Senior enough you get real authority. Young enough you don’t have ego issues being a Lt and can also accumulate the in-house expertise people are often looking for for higher level in-house gigs.

In short: 8 years at a firm strikes me as an ideal time to make the move in-house. And make no mistake: A smart / well-planned in-house career can result in even more success than the average partner enjoys. It ain’t the end of the road or ambition. It’s just a different road.

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It depends on your goals and how important certain things are to you. I will say that I think it gets easier in some ways as you get more senior.

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From things I’ve read on various bowls, it seems there is limited upside after 6 years or so. You typically need more experience than it takes to make partner to really move up in-house and those who have been in-house longer have a leg up. Of course, it’s possible to move over as a partner but that seems pretty rare.

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If comparing apples to apples, no. BigLaw is the top of the law firm world so only compares directly to top of the in-house world and answer is demonstrably no.

Also, once you hit 8 years it will start to get much harder to go in-house. Less roles, better competition of folks going in-house for the first time and now competing with folks already in-house.

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Maybe the in-house job opportunities that will come your way are not that different but the money you made while at BL probably did before you take a step back

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