I went in-house about a year ago and don’t love it. I want to return to private practice. Would firms question the short tenure? 4 YOE.

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You will definitely get the question, but you won't be the first person to make the transition back to a law firm. In my experience saying that the work wasn't as sophisticated or mentally challenging usually goes over well as a reason to go back.

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It’s a question that you can easily respond to. “I liked the dynamic pace and variety of private practice” or whatever. People care so much less about frequent job changes than I ever would have thought.

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ur fine. ur young in ur career

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