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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am a former Biglaw associate and am now at the SEC where i am on the hiring committee for my office. Many SEC attorneys are Biglaw refugees and will read between the lines.  The quality of life however should not be brought up as people will think you lack judgment. [/quote]

True. After I joined my agency people would ask me for weeks how it compared to Biglaw, with the expectation of hearing how awful Biglaw hours were, etc. It was entertaining for them and they were all very aware of that many people left for that reason. But it was not part of the interview.

What shocked me, actually, was not that the hours were so much less -- although they were -- but how nice my new colleagues were. I had gotten used to the Biglaw model where when someone asked you in the elevator how your weekend was, the answer was always (and was always supposed to be) a roll of the eyes and a moan about working the whole weekend. At my agency, people actually do things other than work over the weekend, talk about them, and are interested in hearing what other people did. Actually interested, not just putting on a show. I've been there almost 3 years and it still surprises me sometimes. I love it. [/quote]

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