Im a junior attorney who was let go from a big law firm this summer. I was unemployed for 6 months only looking for finance/transactional roles, and finally got an offer as an in house counsel in a financial corp. But they offered barely above what I made last year.

I was excited about the work, but now I feel a little deflated with the compensation. The issue is this is in a LCOL area, so away from busy scenes, connections, livelihood. Bad pay & bad living scenery… afraid Ill be stuck there..

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The market is brutal right now, and I’d imagine it’s even harder for those with a gap in their resume. Count this as a win. You won’t be stuck

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Yeah - thanks for the talk. I did my due diligence of applying non stop for 6 months so deep down I know I’m not going to get a better position than this one when I barely have any transactional experience. I should suck it up and work hard to develop assets/experience for now so I can be marketable in few years.

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You're making biglaw junior salary at a LCOL? What's the issue?

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Bro just say what you make

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I think you should feel lucky to be offered more than your last position after being unemployed for 6 months and fired from the previous job.

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100%. Failing up

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That’s actually a great in-house salary, if they are paying only slightly less than what you made at a firm. Congrats on the huge win!

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Beggars can’t be choosers

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At least you're going to make what you made last year. I was out of work 90 days for a MVA, and returning to work I'm looking at an easy $6-$9 per hour pay cut minimum. For perspective, I do not mean this in a cross, snarky, or rude comment.

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Take it and do everything in your power in that role to create leverage for the next move: big projects, work towards big quarterly or annual goals, gain new skills. Gather up those traits into a bouquet for the next resume. And can always keep applying even after accepting this role. The legal job market tends to perk up a little at the turn of the new year, at least in my experience.

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