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Originally Posted by Unregistered
Since we are in this topic of litigation moving to in-house , for those who moved
Why did you want to move?
Why did you not stay and be a senior associate or junior partner?
When did you move?
Did you have a pay rise?
Did you have to take a pay cut?
Are you worried that the pay increase yearly will not be as good as if you had stayed in practice?
and for those who stayed through? Is life easier in litigation practice or going in-house?
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Left liti because of the workload and increasingly tight timelines i.e. working into the early mornings almost daily - and with the new ROC, it may become worse. I didn't see myself doing that for the next 5 to 10 years.
Left at 3pqe from big4, currently doing corp inhouse. Took a 20% paycut (the new salary has no front load) because of lack of exp in corp work. Pay and increment wise, its a bummer but I knock off at 5pm punctually and never have to check email inbox on weekends. In-house life is way easier, I cannot even explain how much I appreciate the hard choice made. The bonus kinda makes up for the monthly diff.
Advice: Revise expectations. You don't need so much money to live when you are not having a life.