Hanging your own shingle after biglaw. Anyone thinking about doing this? What's your practice area? When will you make the move?

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I have a couple opposing counsels that went out on their own after 7-8 years in BigLaw. They were L&E associates, and now do plaintiff side employment lit. 🤷🏻‍♂️

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Probably never

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Jump in! The water’s fine. With tech /internet these days and colleagues going solo or small firm, you may even be able to take some clients with you (assuming you’re not somehow precluded from doing that)

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