Does anyone regret going in-house from biglaw (7th year) and have experience boomeranging back to firm?

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Yep I’m doing it now. Going to a different firm though because my old firm does not have an office in the city I needed to move to for family reasons. I don’t regret the time in house. It was good rest and good for my resume.

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