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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It’s harder to leave than you think.

I spent 10 years in biglaw as a litigator. I never got offered a single job in-house or in Fed gov despite applying widely. I moved firms a couple times just trying to find more peace but it was just as bad, even when I did ultimately accept a pay cut.

One reason I couldn’t get an in-house offer is I couldn’t move to where clients are because of DH’s job which pretty much only exists in DC.

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This. It’s not that easy to get a job like yours.

I’d be willing to bet your nonprofits fundraising department relies heavily on donations from big law firms….so these big law lawyers are subsidizing your salary….[/quote]

NP and doubtful.  Corporate donors, sure, but I don't think biglaw firms are bastions of charitable giving.  [/quote]

DP. Well then you’d think wrong. [/quote]

PP here I didn't that to say that law firms are cheap, but they're small players in the scheme of things so numerically they're just not in a position to move the needle that much.  The largest firm, Kirkland, has total revenues of about $6 billion and by the time you get to DLA (#3) it's $3.4 billion.  By contrast, Walmart had over $500 billion of revenues and #4, CVS, had revenues of about $300 billion.  Even if they donated in an equal percentage corporate donations would crush law firm donations.[/quote]

Most of the impact litigation that nonprofits take on is done by big firm lawyers taking the case on pro bono.  If you are going to look at what big law firms give, you have to include dollars and hours of work.  Frankly, I think it's one of the better things about working at big law.[/quote]

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