I get that the move in-house often means a drop in comp from private practice. Is the move from mid-law to in-house harder to accomplish than the move in-house from big-law? Should a mid-law hire expect less in-house comp than a big-law hire?

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I had a pay bump coming from midlaw as a midlevel.

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Same

I never worked in big law and had no issues.

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I went in-house from midlaw and I am paid in the same scale as my colleagues, who are mostly big law alumni.

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