I am considering transitioning to Big Law, or anything outside of Govt. I have been a trial attorney for 12 years in govt. and frankly I am tired of the low pay. Any advice? Also, is there any likelihood that I would not have to go in at an associate level and have required billable hours that interfere with a work life balance? Is there any work life balance with BigLaw? I have recently been reinventing how our office manages cases and I am very skilled in tech so maybe a different path?

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What agency if you don’t mind? About to leave boutique firm with BL hours for a trial attorney position…

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If you get paid close to or over six figures I would say just fine satisfaction in other parts of your life

You can look for litigation practice group specialist or knowledge management roles if you don’t want the hours and stress that comes with being an associate. Or get a lucky break and slide in somewhere as an of counsel. But no idea if those positions would pay all that much better than what you make now

“Is there any work life balance with BigLaw?”

Yes. After a 70h billable week, you can probably sleep on weekends, unless the client emails you on Saturday 8am and texts you at 9am to verify you got the email. And then you can have a call Sunday at noon with the client in front of a restaurant while your significant other is having brunch on her own.

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