How to break into a regulatory counsel role as a younger associate? Have 3 years of big law lit experience and 1 year commercial counsel

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spend more time doing regulatory work in your current role

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TBH I don’t know if junior in-house regulatory counsel roles exist. IHC is typically leanly staffed with minimal tools, support staff, or training.

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At many companies, regulatory counsel is internal counseling as well as interfacing with regulators. That entry point is also how you get experience for those broader roles (am a former regulatory counsel).

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What industry? That’s the key. “Regulatory” in house is usually specialized in a niche. I was a healthcare/life sciences regulatory associate and went into pharma in house. A regulatory associate in another niche wouldn’t be able to don my job and wouldn’t be hired.

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I worked at law firms doing healthcare regulatory and transactional work for 4 years. Then went in house in a regulatory role for 2 years. Now I’m in a product counsel role but as I’m at a small pharma I do a lot of other stuff too and am also Privacy Officer for North America.

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