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[quote=Anonymous]everything I have read here from fellow lawyers is on point

I wouldn't advise it in these times.  I would not want to be coming out of law school these days.

I went to a top 20 school 13 years ago and went in-house immediately after school as I knew I did not want to work at a firm and I don't think I was competitive in their hiring process anyway.  I think I only got interviews so they can say they interviewed a diverse candidate.   
I started in-house at a small open-minded company at $45k and got instant hands on training in high level work under a General Counsel.   Years later and a few companies later...I am now at $270k-$300k (depending on how bonuses play out) at a a top Fortune X corporation.   Large corporations are training more in-house staff and building expertise in their own staff.   I negotiate with quite a few attorneys who are all working from home which is also a change to the practice over the years.   There are different paths other than big law but large corporations are equally snooty about where you went to law school.  I know mine is.  We do have one bottom tier law grad but they went to an Ivy for undergrad.  My internal clients have also frequently looked up my background and bring up where I went to school.   With all my years of experience it is still part of the conversation...I don't know if that is because I am diverse and I need that 'extra' credential behind me for people have confidence in my ability or if it is just the way it is.   In-house I used to also enjoy a less intense work schedule....but with pressures to cut budgets, bring more work in-house and do more with less all the attorneys at my company are overwhelmed with work that you could spend every weekend and evening doing if you didn't stand firm to keeping time for yourself and your family.  [/quote]

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