Originally Posted by Unregistered

I went into in house quite early into my career and many companies are expanding their legal teams to seek in houses in this climate.. They do welcome lawyers from private practice. The glut is going weigh heavier this year, hence I do suggest to make this in house move as soon as possible because a couple of years down, these same in house positions would be highly sought after and the newbies will accept the pay cut to settle.

I worked as an in house lawyer for a bank for a couple of years, worked closely with the Compliance department. They are not lawyers and (I might get flak for saying this) you might lose your prestige as a lawyer. Compliance department is more conformity based, loses the fluidity the law offers. Most people in compliance are people who have been shuffled around the bank; random back end office folks.