Thinking of making a move from biglaw to a large PE shop. Would be doing more corporate work (not transactions)… Am I crazy to think the WLB may be better there than being a biglaw deal attorney? Comp is comparable to biglaw. Any thoughts/insight welcomed!

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WLB is not like other in house roles but you get paid a lot better. In my view it’s the best of both worlds because you still work on sophisticated stuff but don’t need to work weekends too often, just pull 12 or so M-F.

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From experience at one PE shop, the WLB is not very good. Only a bit better than biglaw. Curious to see what others have to say.

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I should add that I was working on transactions, so that might be a key factor.

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