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From biglaw side of associate lateral hiring, when we hire junior associates we care about law school academics and experience. If you meet our academic standards and have real experience from working with a skilled practitioner you may actually be a more attractive candidate than a biglaw associate who has spent his or her time doing pedestrian tasks, even for a fine firm. The more senior people get the less academics matter, to the point that we not infrequently hire lateral partners with academics that would not have gotten them an interview out of law school. But if you’re a junior and your basic academics wouldn’t have gotten you a look out of law school, you’d have to have an extraordinary junior associate experience to get a serious look in most biglaw firms.
As an associate from this background with average grades, I agree with Trial Lawyer 1's comment. If you find a well-respect practitioner, who will put you to work, you will have the opportunity to lateral to a mid-sized firm and from there you can probably punch your own ticket.
You can infiltrate. I did it, after working at only small firms for years. I had great substantive experience and high quality work product to show. Also the most important thing is, I applied without worrying that my background wasn't fitting. You will never get something you don't apply to. You have to know you're good enough!
If you have great experience you should for sure give it a shot if biglaw is your goal.
BCGSearch has written at length on this topic. I recommend starting there.
I also moved to big law after 3.5 years in house. The important thing, at least for me, was having great experience and being willing to come in at a more junior level. My firm isn't lock step, so jumping a year is possible after you prove you're "big law material". The previous posters are absolutely right, though - you can't get a big law job if you don't apply!