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[quote=Anonymous]I agree with the PP who said that sometimes the more well-known companies pay less.  I find myself in that situation.  I am an in-house lawyer with a Fortune 200 company, based in the DC satellite office.  Our salary is similar to what has been proposed to your husband.  But the bonuses are good, and the stock has done really well in the past many years.

I do find the in-house job to be a lot more enjoyable than my 7 years as a "big law" associate.  I love how, when you work at a company, there is more of a shared sense of purpose (unlike a law firm where each little department interacts, but doesn't necessarily have any relation to the other departments, and it's every man for himself when it comes to conflicts of interest.)  At least for me, I always felt that you're up or out at any moment.

In 2012, we had an open position (in DC) for an in-house lawyer at my company, and we literally had over 200 applications (many from law-firm partners).  So there is a lot of interest in these jobs, particularly in DC where there are not a lot of in-house jobs (more govt and law firm and non-profit).

So I hope he'll take the job (assuming the company is poised for growth).  I think he would be happy he did (unless he's really motivated to do the partner thing, which can be quite lucrative).[/quote]

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