For those of you with in house positions at IBs, FAs or Banks in general, any insights into comp, prior experience, and general views?

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Comps, hours, day to day tasks, comparison to your assumed big law career beforehand etc

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Comp is less than big law, but so it the demand on my time. Day to day varies, but it’s never boring. Never imagined I’d get to do this after or instead of big law. I actually wake up not dreading work.

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A1 search the job postings for legal at NYC offices for big banks.

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