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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I recently left a fed agency after 8 years. Not DOJ, very specialized regulatory area. I got 3 biglaw counsel offers. Ranged 295-325, one included signing bonus. Counsel is not up or out where I ended up (top 3 DC firm). Hope that helps. I would call a HH, they can really help looking and negotiating at this level.[/quote]

Thanks -- yes, that is my next step. I really appreciate hearing from someone who has actually been in a similar position! I was a little taken aback by all the backlash I encountered here, so I followed up with my colleagues who left within the past two months -- for anyone following, one of whom was an AUSA for 6 years, now off counsel, making 350, one of whom was DOJ/fraud/small section for 9 years, partner, around 350 also. I think it is just very different than the track for those who stay at a firm from the get go. [/quote]

Sounds like a non equity partner at that salary.  OP, tried to give you balanced advice but frankly, you sound very condescending.  Doubt your friends who have been at a firm for two months know more about how firms work then the partners and others with longer track records at firms.

Litigators tend to be a dime a dozen, unlike the poster with the niche regulatory practice.  Best of luck to you.[/quote]

Not that it make any sense to argue, but, frankly, you are clearly the condescending one here -- "dime a dozen." And nobody said anything about litigation per se. Many former colleagues are doing regulatory work and there are clearly options to do that, also -- FCPA, etc. I never indicated that anyone knew more than you, or other experienced law firmers, do about long term prospects, but I had one very specific starting question. [/quote]

Not PP. No one can answer that specific question because you didn't provide enough specific detail. I doubt you'll last long at a firm if you're stupid to realize that and you treat colleagues the way you've treated people on this thread. [/quote]

I'm really not sure why you are both so angry or how you think you have been "treated." I can't give away many details and I have to be vague -- sorry if that makes it difficult, and I get that.

Many posted that there would not be any opportunities, and I discussed recent experiences to redirect the conversation.  Calling me stupid and dismissing my credentials, and telling me I have no idea how things work or how to get clients and I have no book of business so will never get a job -- those are opinions based on your subjective experiences, and I am not responding to them because it does not matter if you do not believe I will get a job at your firm. I am merely noting that there are indeed opportunities for some at some firms, who knows if I will be among them, and I am interested in salary because I am considering whether it makes sense to make such a move from a purely financial perspective. I am not sure why that makes you so defensive. I am not dismissing your experience or knowledge but if there are no opportunities for me at some places, there still may be at others, so that is what I am focusing on here. [/quote]

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