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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Current job: great gig at DOJ, true 40 hour weeks (rarely ever nights/weekends), but full-time in-person requirement, which means I'm gone 10+ hours everyday.

Job offer: $75k more in base salary (although health insurance will be much more expensive), 1560 billable target ("part-time" BigLaw), mostly remote, great flexibility other than the unpredictable swings of litigation (so definitely a give and take with the flexibility), the group partner has been vetted as a great guy to work for.

Which would you do?  #1 priority is maximizing time with kids.[/quote]

If you want more pay, then go to the firm. Otherwise, find a government position that better fits your needs. A financial regulator enforcement position would get you better pay and fewer in office hours (not easy to get, but worth trying).

If you want to advance in big law, you'll need to work hard and you'll need to travel for witness interviews, depositions, negotiations, hearings, trials, etc. Work life balance will be worse than what you're used to now. [/quote]

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