Economics undergrad, has always been my dream to do Antitrust. Got stuck in corporate law but just want to do HSR review and have a specialty. Is it ever possible to break in?

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Yes, just ask your anti-trust group to join them. I'm not sure how senior you are; you may have to take a class year hit, but people move practice groups quite often, so you're never stuck.

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Not an option to switch groups internally, would need to be as a lateral

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As a person who wanted to be a specialist and got funneled into the corporate practice group want to send my condolences; if your firm (or the antitrust partners) won’t let you change you can always lateral which is what I ended up having to do as well.

It is not impossible and can be done.

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Another specialty—feel free to DM if you want to chat more

You can always switch to another practice area. You decide your career path, not the firm. Talk to a recruiter. Good luck!

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I did this by lateraling as a second year (into AT/HSR). No class hear hit. HSR isn’t for everyone but it’s a collegial niche

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