If you had an offer at a V50 and an offer at an unranked well known midsize Midwest law firm, which would you take? Comp is pretty close. Biggest difference is V50 is pretty strict on 4-5 days office attendance and midsize would be more flexible

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RTO policies are not set in stone, and the trend is shifting towards in-person work. If that’s the only benefit of the mid-size firm, go with the V50. As a rule of thumb, mid-size firms are just less money and less exit opportunities for the same hours.

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Also, even if the comp is pretty close now, it almost certainly won’t be in a couple years. That’s even more true when you compare bonus amounts.

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This was my experience. My pay doubled when I went to biglaw, with about 20% more work!

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I would never choose to work at a mid size firm over big law. Ever.

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A2 lots and lots of lawyers (and even moreso, law students) get sweet talked by the firms or recruiters with a bunch of BS about how they’ll work much less and have a “real path to partner” and other crap. Or, they just assume those things based on firm size based on inaccurate stereotypes. Go see threads about midlaw in the broader law bowl and on Reddit, that mindset is absolutely everywhere.

Midlaw is slumming it. You won’t like the level
of work or opposing counsel.

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V50

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Depends on whether you are a junior or mid/senior.

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V50 for all the reasons cited, plus the fact it gives you better exit options.

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