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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]What I don't see mentioned enough is the effect on existing biglaw lawyers if the market were suddenly flooded with experienced lawyers who think $200k is a sweet salary. Even if those ex-fed lawyers ultimately are fired in a few years (and certainly never make partner) I think there would be a big temptation for firms to unload their more expensive associates and junior partners in favor of cheaper options in the short term. Somebody with 20+ years practicing can definitely do an associate's job, even in an unfamiliar area, and a smart firm would offer a lifestyle billing requirement in exchange for "low" salaries. It could potentially remake the DC law market.[/quote]
lol anyone who actually worked in biglaw knows how dumb this sounds.  Firms aren’t to replace their associates and junior partners with feds accustomed to completely different work/life balance.  If there is a mass exodus of fed attorneys at most it will drive down salaries of biglaw staff attorneys and doc reviewers.[/quote]

Don't be a jerk PP, it is a fair question.  If you have somehting helpful to contribute, do that.  Otherwise save the snark.

Objectively, however, snarky PP is correct.  Biglaw doesn't work this way, for any number of reasons/biases.  However, there could be a world where more of this happens if the currrent crop of junior associates in biglaw screw themselves out of a job.  Law firms don't like older people as associates, but they might be swayed if those older people are willing to grind out a life rather than ask for a million dispensations like the current junior associate geneation does.  [/quote]

Do current feds really want to work 80 hours a week to “out grind” current associates?  I don’t think so.  If it’s just working a few more hours a week, or coming into the office, the fed job is still way more family friendly than Big Law.[/quote]

To me, Big law is the only thing that makes sense. I’m a fed lawyer who started applying for in-house roles, and keep declining further interviews because of their compensation packages for corporate attorneys - far more work for less than what I get paid now!

Back to big law would mean more work for more pay, assuming Law Firms have a need.[/quote]

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