Has anyone in exec comp ever left biglaw for a consultant firm like Compensia or Radford? If so how do you like it? Is work life balance good and pay reasonable?

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The only attorneys I know that have done this were very senior--as in they did this instead of retiring. Not sure there's much of a path there for more junior attorneys.

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