Funds tax lawyer. Please help me come up with exit opps because this job is killing me.

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Go in house to a fund. The WLB is typically much much better unless you’re joining a mega fund. Comp is also high

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What year are you and what aspects of the job are the most intolerable to you? (E.g. long hours, boring subject matter, attention to detail, partners’ personalities, tax is too technical, funds tax is not technical enough, you miss working with numbers, etc.)

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If you are able to jump in-house to a fund, I’d do that (but it can be challenging until you’re a senior associate). Otherwise, I’d consider moving to big4 group doing funds work, where the billable hour requirements are usually only at 1,600. It’s still professional services, so not 9-6, but you should generally be able to leave work at 7 and take most weekends off.

After a couple of years, you could then apply to an in-house job. If you are super burnt out you can apply broadly to tax LLM programs and try to get a full scholarship somewhere (you’re a very desirable candidate if you say you’ll return to biglaw, hence boosting the school’s employment stats). And take that LLM year to rest and enjoy life.

You can also try to pivot to trusts and estates.

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