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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Np here -Very interesting thread.  So those of you who worked in big law, knowing what you now know - would you make the same choice as to this particularly life path/trajectory again?[/quote]

For me, definitely would do it again.  I am one of the PPs, and left biglaw for DOJ after about 5 years.  I'm happy at DOJ and have no plans to go back to private practice.  But starting out my career making 160-230k for 5 years set me on solid financial footing, in a way that wouldn't have been possible if I had started at DOJ.  (For example, I purchased a condo, paid down a lot of my student debt, and built up a little nest egg).  I also think that having already experienced biglaw life, I am not tempted by the greener-looking grass over there.  I'm happy where I am in a way that I might not have been if I hadn't started out in biglaw.  (FWIW, I actually applied for and was not accepted by DOJ honors.  I would have jumped at the chance if I had been accepted.)[/quote]

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