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I think you’ll be able to move to a firm if you wanted - lots of people go in house and then to firms. Also, I did a summer internship at Aetna during law school and it was great (my area of practice was healthcare and insurance).
DMing you if you don’t mind!
I think most of the time you hear people say insurance is an industry you get “stuck” in is when people are doing very insurance specific work, named insurance claims defense. I don’t think the role you’re contemplating will be limiting in the future in any material way.
Thank you!
Rising Star
I know someone who had a similar job, and then pivoted to become a litigator who sues insurance companies. He is on the right side of the issue now, and very successful.
Know someone who did this as well and was very successful
On the bright side, healthcare law should be a pretty secure area for awhile
(I’m asking here, because when I asked in the other bowls, I got snarky comments about denying coverage)
As a healthcare attorney at a AM law 25 firm who sues insurance companies regularly, I’d just caution you about conflicts. If you want to stay in the healthcare arena after working for the insurance company, they’re really aggressive about pursuing conflicts of interest (I.e. if a firm has a walled off attorney that previously worked on a matter for a plan, they move to exclude our whole firm on the basis of conflicts). As a result we can’t hire anyone who has done any significant health plan work. May not impact your career goals, but something to consider
I hadn’t considered this, thank you for raising it!