Is Corporate Law worth it?

LazyKid
Mon, 05 Dec 2011 20:40:21 +0000

Thanks for your replies. Btw, what do you mean when you mention, it is tough for a senior associate to get a job after getting let go from BigLaw? Is there an ideal timeline from which you need to have another job lined up while you are working BigLaw? I am wondering if you stick around too long in BigLaw, you are at disadvantage for getting a certain in-house job?

The impression I’ve been getting is that no matter your credentials, if you are laid off from a law firm and currently unemployed, it is much harder to get a new permanent job in law.

From your post, it sounds like the number of BigLaw associates greatly outnumbers the number of good in-house jobs that open each year. I think it would really suck to end up with a mediocre job after BigLaw… I mean, BigLaw lawyers worked hard to get there and worked brutally hard while working in BigLaw… for the hope of getting a strong long-term career in law.

Also, what salaries are usually offered by non-profit or government agencies to ex-biglaw attorneys?

Btw, do you happened to know of cases in which BigLaw corporate attorneys doing certain work such as M&A successfully transition into I-banking roles at Bulge Bracket, coming in as associates? Would you say this is doable, or just as competitive and not too realistic? I am really hoping to go into that specific career path and was wondering what your thoughts are.