My friend is a 4th year public defender in NYC. T14 grad and easily one of the smartest, most capable attorneys and professionals I know. He finally hit the limit and is looking to pivot out of PD work when she moves to Oregon next year. Does anyone have any experience seeing this PD - private practice transition happen? Hes open to basically anything in the litigation space so long as it pays better. Any advice?

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From my friends who’ve down it, it seems like focusing on your skills and their applicability to the new firm/practice area is helpful. I have a few friends who went from being PDs to working in private practice at matrimonial and civil litigation firms. I haven’t seen anyone pivot from PD to big law but my PD friends also weren’t interested in big law. We went to a T6 if that’s helpful.

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