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That’s roughly right, although there are some exceptions. Spending a few years in a highly successful, important government role (something like being an AUSA) can be a route into Biglaw as well.</p>
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They’re fun and prestigious. It’s a good combination.</p>
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… well, sort of. That’s kind of like saying that becoming an NFL star is a backdoor route into getting yourself a car dealership. I don’t know that I’d call that a “backdoor” so much as “scaling a forty story building because the skylight is open.”</p>