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associate. first job determines the whole trajectory of your career and you’re going to put whatever it is down on your resume. unfortunately the legal industry is one that cares a lot about brands and title, so in you can hold out for the latter I would recommend that instead.
There is no trajectory. If you are good, you are good. Great attorneys have moved between AmLaw 100, between big law and regional or government or inhouse, and back. Head down, eyes open... go for what you want... what offers the best opportunity at the time. Money isn't the end-game. Service to the client is. Reputation and putting back is. 2600 hours burns you out. What value is that. Learn. Expand the envelope.
At some point in time, you have to figure out what you want. In undergrad the college selects the courses after you choose the major. In law school, the first year is dictated to you. The other two years only contain a few options. Once law school is done, you have to figure out for yourself what is it that you want to do.
When other suggested judicial clerkship, I thought they were insane. At 29 with four degrees, school was done. Anything that smelled like school was over. So, big firm associates getting assignment and answering to the teacher/partner was never a possibility.
Please direct me to the nearest courtroom. That is how I became a prosecutor and 25 years later still love the courtroom. YOU have to figure out what YOU want, not what is prudent or looks the best.
My first job out of law school was as a prosecutor as well. It was the best experience I have ever had in building legal skills.
Learning to try cases from start to finish largely on my own, negotiate plea agreements, handle discovery and depositions and suppression hearings, and working with police and victims and other local agencies developed a huge set of skills.
Learning how to try difficult cases in a fast paced environment without a client sitting next to me breathing down my neck was also invaluable.
In this market I would seriously consider taking the job for a year or two and reevaluating. It may delay an eventual partnership track but you will gain valuable experience that you can use to negotiate shorter timelines.
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A job is a job. Need to know more about the ins and outs of the daily life of the job to critique it. The title isn’t the worst thing in the world through
I was a staff atty in big law for a couple years. I would worry that a) you're getting the staff atty title that future interviewers may hold against you without getting the big law staff attorney salary to offset it and b) in a boutique firm I would worry that there may not be as much litigation support and that you'll end up handling mostly organizational tasks for the associates and fewer substantive tasks.
However, a job is a job. Definitely ask them how many paralegals and secretaries they have and how staffing on cases would work. Would you be handling specific cases beginning to end or just rotating through helping everyone in piecemeal tasks? Would you have paralegals staffed on your cases? Other associates?
Ask about what professional development budgets/ opportunities they provide to associates and ask if you would also qualify for them. Have they had a staff attorney before?
Being a staff atty often means you're presumptively excluded from opportunities just because you're left off of email listserves. Consider whether you're comfortable having to advocate for yourself nonstop to be included in development opportunities.
A job is a job, if this is your best option, it is what it is and it’s at least a foot in the door. But here’s some threads you may find helpful. (Also just discovered the search function on this app - it’s great lol.)
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