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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I would go to the big law firm.  It's seems a no-brainer to me, and if the firm is well-known and somewhat prestigious, you will have that on your resume for the rest of your life.

As some prior posters noted, having a DOJ background is not always viewed as impressive, and unfairly or not, there is a notion that the work of prosecutors is somewhat routine and you max out those advocacy skills after a few years.

I think it's a no-brainer.[/quote]

I don't mean this sarcastically -- do you work at a big firm?  there seems to be a pretty consistent theme in this thread of people thinking that whatever they did for themselves is generally the most sensible choice in life.  A few people have said they did both, which offers a more balanced perspective.  What would be really interesting are people who chose one but are willing to say they wish they had done the other.  Seems like the people who have done both almost all say that DOJ is better.

Seems to boil down to money vs. professional satisfaction.  In terms of the average experience, Biglaw delivers on the former and DOJ the latter.  [/quote]

I understand, it didn't sound sarcastice - here you go:  I worked in government, not at DOJ, but an agency and dealt with DOJ lawyers, then a big law firm, then another big law firm, then a smaller specialized practice.  I am not currently at a big law firm. So I can't technically speak to what it is like at DOJ.  But having practiced for a relatively long time, and my own experience, the depth of practice I experienced at a big law firm was really excellent for me.  Upon reflection, I think I would have preferred going directly to a big firm, but didn't have the credentials at the time to get into one, it was the agency practice that got me into the big firm.  I don't have any big firm horror stories (or at least one's that were unique to a big firm - sometimes things are a pain in government and in smaller practices as well).  My own world view, such as it is, would be do a clerkship, go to a big firm, then go to government or a smaller firm.  [/quote]

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