To the people that switched from a law firm to in-house. Any regrets?

I’m currently at the end of an interview process for a company that’s 100% WFH, great salary and benefits, but I still have some doubts as to whether to leave the “law firm environment”.

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Went in-house 4 years into private practice and have not regretted it. Fit me like a glove. As in-house you get a unique perspective on the business and you’re not always minding your billable hours. However it’s not stress-free either. I’m happy with my choice and would recommend to those who are keen to do it - if you don’t like it you can always try returning a year or two later. I’m coming to my 22nd year post-call.

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Zero regret. But I loathed billing time, litigation, my coworkers, the clients, basically the very existence of life in private practice....so it was an easy call for me. What about firm life are you worried about missing?

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Not missing anything but rather leaving and not being able to come back afterwards if it doesn’t work

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