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[quote=Anonymous]Any biglaw litigators using this to leave law or would you feel like you where throwing your JD away? I was one of the rare ones who wanted to stay in biglaw forever -- didn't work out that way as my dep't fell off a cliff and I can't get other firms to give me a look because I'm so senior and I am reluctant to even get in somewhere bill 2400+ to prove myself and then not make partner bc 3 yrs from now, I'll be kicking myself for not making a different decision sooner.

While there are good in-house and gov't positions, it just seems like a shot in the dark. I have become the queen of becoming the top 2 candidates and then not getting it -- I'll usually get a very nice email/phone call telling me that I'm great but they had someone 10 yrs senior to me, an internal candidate, already in-house whatever -- that's great but little good it does me. I am just envisioning a life where I will bounce job to job like this with little marketable skillset as I'm not a super-specialized litigator, nor did I ever attain a partner title.

Anyone been able to transition from litigation to business? FWIW - I have a business undergrad from a top school but have not used it in a LOT of years. WWYD?[/quote]

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