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Congratulations! Please share your advice for transitioning from public sector to private sector. That comes up a lot here.
Tax is not a hot practice area for lawyers bc the work is generally more volume based as opposed to something like antitrust or securities. The stakes are smaller if you mess up and the work is less often bet-the-company/deal and more about optimization.
Still, going from tax in government to a tax practice at a firm should not be hard. Or to a big 4 accounting firm.
Howdy, I'm wondering if you have any AUSA interview pointers or insight. I'm a career state and city prosecutor with about 100 trials under my belt. I've heard a number of rumors about the sort of experience they're looking for etc. It would be nice to get some straight dope.
In the past, the metrics were basically (1) can you handle complex litigation/investigations and complex legal theories? And (2) do you have trial/court exp.
Most people have one of those but not both.
You have (2) but need to show (1). (1) is demonstrated through things like fancy law schools, clerkships, big law/boutiques in the resume, appellate work, or a notable big case.
In the present, many USAOs are in desperate need of warm bodies.
I hope you are leaving because of a better opportunity! If you have ever abused your FEDERAL position of POWER since 2006 you have BEEN caught since 2002 and did NOT CHANGE!!!
What did you do for ASUA ? And what is your role for the company? How did you find this position and how would you recommend others to do so?
I was a prosecutor. I did all kinds of cases but focused mostly on fraud in the latter half of my career. I am doing a combination of litigation and investigations for the company. I found this job on LinkedIn. A former colleague posted about it.
It is hard to narrow down advice/recs bc I have a lot to say but my broad advice is that it’s OK to chase the gold stars for the first part of your career. But then you need to narrow in on what you actually want. Plenty of more narrow advice but need specifics to be useful.
Why are you leaving government?
Hah! Loans is the not reason. This is just a good job (I hope). I think longer term, my plan was to end up in-house anyways and this particular job seems like a great entry into the in-house world.
I also don’t have 10/11years in gov yet. I started in private practice
How did you like the state AG gig? Was supposed to go into AUSA, not happening in this administration, considering state AG.
Super helpful, thank you!
Total comp and comp breakdown?
Thank you PC1
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I have an offer to go in house after 4 years of practice (including two clerkships) that pays extremely well ($400-500k all in, including all the bonuses and equity). But I have always wanted to be an AUSA, at least for some period of time. Would it be possible to go in house, then become an AUSA, then perhaps back to in house?
I’ll take your offer if you don’t want it.
For those who want to go back to big law after, how many years as an AUSA before going back as a sweet spot?
Was the plan always to go AUSA from AG?
If you want to go back to biglaw, the sweet spot is 15 years out of law school. During this time, it’s less about years as an AUSA and more about 1 of 3 things: are you in a sexy/relevant practice area? Have you been promoted? Have you completed a front page news case? If yes to any of these 3, equity partner is on the table if you are 15 years out law school and as long the USAO was not a flyover district.
And yes, plan was always to be an AUSA.
Congrats! I'm in a similar role in tech with a focus on the investigations side and it's fantastic (though I was never a prosecutor in a prior life). Are you joining as an IC or are you managing a team?
I am going to be an IC initially but the plan is get a team under me (supposedly) within the year.
How did you find your roll in-house at a tech company? That is the dream.
Hah, no worries. Generally speaking, I just apply. I’ve had interviews in the past for in-house roles before and usually have good success with LinkedIn. I love the “easy apply” option. This particular role I saw someone I worked with in the past share it on LinkedIn. I just applied regularly but then sent a follow-up DM to that someone who worked there.
I don’t think the “man on the inside” is totally necessary though.