Have ~12 years legal experience. previously worked at tech companies doing commercial licensing, product counseling, privacy, SaaS/cloud, and also corporate governance, SEC reporting, and small company M&A. 4 years ago I moved to a Big 4 firm as Counsel, now mainly focused on product counseling and service agreements. Comp is ~290k with great WLB/benefits, but promotion feels slow and political. I see less experienced people advancing faster. Feeling down about progression, should I switch back

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At a place like meta, you could get pretty high. But it's easier to go higher from m&a. Most m&a can hit 400+ while commercial I think median would actually be below where you're at now. Speaking generally

You have great experience for a lot of options, but the decision to switch to another place may depend on your priorities. If WLB is important, 290k TC does not sound bad. If at a HCOL and you want to focus on advancement, I’d look to leave but expect in-office requirements and a busier workload. Hard to say, but that’s what I would expect when looking to switch.

It can be frustrating, but I’d view your current set up as a “good for now” and be selective with your next move. Hopefully you find something with more pay and good WLB with remote being nice to have?

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You can definitely find places that offer more upside but fully remote and good WLB is hard to find.

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