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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here -- thanks to everyone for making very good points.  I'm not comfortabel providing too many identifying details, but the big draw is money.  The difference from my previous stint in BigLaw is that I was in litigation then but would be in a regulatory practice.  I have heard from others I have talked to IRL that it's still no picnic.[/quote]

I said this before, but it was well known at my firm that it much harder to bill 2000 hours in a regulatory practice than in a corporate (M&A) or litigation practice, not that they cut you much slack as a result. The only thing worse than working 12 hours a day is working 12 hours a day, billing 9.5-10 and having to use a dozen different codes for different matters.  [/quote]

This jibes with my experience as well. If I was even considering returning to BigLaw for financial reasons, I'd still try to sell off my possessions first and stay with the government. I get stomachaches just thinking about returning to BigLaw. And I LIKED my coworkers (opposing counsel, on the other hand... and even some of the clients ... )  :roll: [/quote]

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