Thoughts on big4 senior>law firm (in accounting role). Someone is trying to tell me I should stay away from legal industry as an accountant as the skills aren’t transferable. Is this true?

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If it’s monthly/quarterly/annual reporting or full cycle accounting type work don’t do it. You didn’t get your designation to be a bookkeeper. Assuming you have your CPA designation or country-equivalent.

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Aim higher if you're turned down! They think you deserve more money and a better challenge, and you do.

Would be doing accounting at the law firm or be a subject matter expert?

Doing accounting

Law firms are private partnerships so maybe some of the knowledge you’d learn wouldn’t translate to a public company. I’m in tax though, take what I say with a grain of salt since I don’t really know anything.

I’m a lawyer too, so I tend to over-caveat.

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It seems you are a bit overqualified if your role is just day to day accounting...maybe I’m wrong but aren’t most law firms private? There’s really no reporting or compliance element, or any complex technical issues. After all financial reports are for stakeholders, what stakeholders of a law firm really care about if performance obligations are properly identified or if goodwill impairment is assessed reasonably...big four senior should have better exit options, even in this economy. Don’t sell yourself short!

It’s cash basis reporting I’m getting desperate 😭

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