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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]SEC? I'm not sure if it's completely frozen shut right now or if there is hiring here and there. I know people who were pushed out of their NYC biglaw firms as 8-10th yrs who are now there making 1st yr associate money (sans bonus obviously). I realize it's still a big cut and with 5 yrs experience, you're not going to come in at that level but it's still way way better than some small firm paying 80k.[/quote]

SEC doesn't formally have a freeze, but there have been and are expected to be very few openings.  The postings sent around recently were only for internal folks.  Plus it sounds like OP would be ok with a GS scale salary, so while the SEC would be nice, she doesn't need it financially.[/quote]

Maybe not, but I think she's got the right idea in figuring out a decent situation for herself -- even though that isn't the SEC right now. There have been millions of associates who were "about to make partner" and guess what it never materialized. Until her DH is voted in, anything can happen no matter how much they say they love him.

USAOs are hiring as well, though obviously you have to first figure out whether DH makes partner or not bc you'd very very likely need to move for that job if you were to get one.[/quote]

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