Setting aside position and industry specific needs, if you go from Biglaw to a small Fortune 500 company, does getting in house open up the door to work at any Fortune 500? Or if you join a smaller Fortune 500, are your future options essentially cabined to other smaller Fortune 500s? Yes I know it’s an annoying and silly question but I’m curious and would appreciate insight before I agree to make the jump.

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This is a pretty big misunderstanding of how in-house works. It’s not like vault for law firms. They are going to want you to have experience in a specific industry, or with a specific type of work (regulatory, etc.). Different companies need different things from their attorneys and there aren’t always openings for you to move to. If you managed to snag something at a really important company in a given industry then you could probably move to another entity in that industry I guess, if there’s a spot open. But if you work in Pharma, for example, you’re not going to be able to simply move to a media company because they’re both fortune 500, or even fortune 100

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Pretty easy for commercial. Harder for more niche/specialized regulatory roles. In house work isn't particularly complex. The issue is that there's soooo many lawyers, so why would Facebook hire someone from Nike if they have 10 applicants from Amazon.

Also, it's probably harder retooling in biglaw than in in-house because of the difference in complexity and need for specialization.

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I’m a general commercial litigator, which I hope softens or mutes some of what A1 points out. I recognize that it probably doesn’t too much. And yes, I appreciate how poor of an understanding I have of in house roles.

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Your first in house job is generally the hardest to get. So in that sense, a smaller F500 job should open doors to other, possibly bigger ones. But unless you’re at a FAANG I’ve never heard anyone really give a shit about F500 vs F100 or whatever.

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