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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]op here -- everything you said sounds perfectly sensible and correct.  For me, the key distinction between us is where you say "I love my job."  I am quite confident I would not love being a biglaw associate.  I'm not sure I would hate it, but at best it would be a not-unbearable thing to do while paying down loans and providing for my family.  I think I would actually love the work I would be doing at DOJ, but as you point out the sacrifices I would be asking my family to make in service of my professional passions are significant and perhaps too much.[/quote]

OP, it's pretty clear you've already decided what you're going to do.  Are you here looking for validation from others?  If so, I guess you've gotten some people to agree with you.

There are obviously several people who would choose BigLaw over DOJ though.  I'm not sure you're going to get anywhere trying to convince them they're wrong in their opinions, and I'm not understanding why you'd want to.

You can no longer credibly describe yourself as an "undecided voter," so why are you prolonging the discussion?

(BTW, I'm not trying to berate you or to argue; I'm just trying to understand what you're trying to accomplish by debating those that don't agree with your plan to choose DOJ.)[/quote]

Quite right that it's clear to me that if my own professional interests were the only factor, I would go straight to DOJ and never look back.  And you're also right that my original question was far too narrow and did not really get to the key pivot point in my decision process.  My spouse has expressed a preference for the biglaw route, and I came to this more family-oriented board to see if a wave of family-oriented people would tell me that I was being a selfish jerk who was asking too much and not appreciating some unbearable strain I would be placing on the people I love by going to a litigating section at DOJ.  So I remain undecided.  I was curious to see the thinking behind the folks who would choose biglaw -- is it for family reasons, which would give me pause, or is it for professional reasons about long term goals and what work they enjoy, which I simply do not share?  Obviously it's ultimately a personal/family decision, and how my spouse and I are willing to compromise on our preferences is going to be the dispositive factor--not an anonymous internet poll.   But the informed opinions people have shared in this thread have been enormously helpful and informative for moving my conversations with my spouse forward, and I sincerely thank everyone for their time and input.  [/quote]

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