What are some options for a big law debt finance associate with only a year under their belt? Willing to take a pretty big paycut, I just can’t do billables anymore.

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Most exit ops in finance are in banks or maybe hedge funds. These positions don’t open up until you’re a third year at minimum and ideally you’d be a 5th to 6th year to really have a solid chance. I also don’t know how much hiring is going on in these institutions at the moment anyhow. Positions are few and far between and only happen if there’s like a need. Legal teams are pretty small and so an opening almost always happens when someone leaves.

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