Work in an AM200 law firm. Mid level associate and have been thinking about more WLB. I have little kids and want to be more present and not needing to log back in at night or work weekends. I do enjoy the work and the people and the firm is for the most part very family friendly, but I feel a bit burned out. Would in-house actually be a good move?

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Depends on where you land. Some places in house will still be a lot of work for less money. A lot of places respect your work hours though, even if you may have some busy times where you might have to work late/on a weekend. Ive only worked late/on a weekend about 10 times in the past three years I’ve been in house. It’s also a pretty hard market to break in house right now but not impossible, so worth a try IMO.

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It was for me, but I was never in big law. I didn’t really have much of a pay cut but I doubled my commute. Benefits are much better but I work for an European company with amazing benefits. WLB is great, they are flexible but now 5day RTO so it’s a little annoying.

Depends completely on the gig. Just be sure to fully vet the opportunity before making a jump.

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