Hoping someone in big law in Tampa can provide some guidance. Incoming attorney at a law firm in Tampa, midsize doing premise liability. Currently a 3L, have a 3.06 GPA, solid undergrad school and undergrad GPA, but law school not so much. Any advice on lateraling to big law in Tampa in transactional?

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Whatever you do, please don’t make the mistake of joining a “big law” insurance defense firm like Cole, Scott & Kissane etc. You are better off doing literally anything else. I am stuck in this hell, and cannot wait to get out. There is zero upside to taking this gig.

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I was a SA there last summer..... can only image your pain. Are you in tampa office?

Your best bet is to try to get in a non-ID Tampa AM200 firm first, then lateral after.

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