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[quote=Anonymous][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]

I was a general litigator and a senior associate, top school JD.  I ended up switching to regulatory work.  It wasn't what I was looking for at all.  My job search had many phases before I was ultimately asked to leave my firm.  At that point, I looked mostly for government litigation or investigation work and tried to make a case based on my prior experience.  Prior to that, I had looked at a lot of in-house positions and associate positions in smaller markets and came in #2 time and time again.  It was dumb luck that I ended up in this regulatory position.  But I love it and I don't have nearly the same unpredictable schedule that I did before.  Focus on the skills that a general litigator brings to the table: you can pick things up quickly, are good with details, etc. and try to look for positions that tie back to some of your previous experience.  It can be done, but you have to sell, sell, sell yourself.[/quote]

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