Anonymous
01/05/2026 10:37
Subject: Re:Transition to In-House Counsel for a College/University
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:There are tons of ex-government lawyers, including from Dept of Ed, applying for these jobs right now. Tough time to be looking.
+1. OP , there is an entire body of law called Education Law. Some big law firms even have practice areas devoted to it. Those people will be hired over you.
+2 The main flaw in OP's post is that no one is going to hire the OP.
Anonymous
01/05/2026 09:33
Subject: Re:Transition to In-House Counsel for a College/University
Anonymous wrote:There are tons of ex-government lawyers, including from Dept of Ed, applying for these jobs right now. Tough time to be looking.
This is one reason my horizon is five+ years from now.
Anonymous
01/05/2026 09:07
Subject: Re:Transition to In-House Counsel for a College/University
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I am wondering why OP is focused on in house at a university. I am in house at a not-for-profit. The pay is pretty good ($250,000 up to 500,000 for management) in a smaller market. The mission and quality of life is very good.
I am glad you posted this because I too wondered why OP focused on universities over non-profit profits.
Because the employers/legals issues are fundamentally different; I was looking for thoughts specifically on higher ed. When I start looking at non-profits, I'll be sure to circle-back.
Anonymous
01/05/2026 09:05
Subject: Re:Transition to In-House Counsel for a College/University
Anonymous wrote:Incredibly hard jobs to get and no one is going to hire a 45 year old litigator with zero in-house experience and no real specialty other than being a general litigator.
Your post is completely delusional and shows how little you know about the in-house market, especially in academia.
Never said I have zero in-house experience. I, in fact, do.
I stopped being a general litigator about 8 years ago. In about 3 years, I believe my current focus would make be competitive as compared to the professional profiles I'm seeing among Higher Ed OGC attorneys.
Anonymous
01/05/2026 08:43
Subject: Re:Transition to In-House Counsel for a College/University
Anonymous wrote:I am wondering why OP is focused on in house at a university. I am in house at a not-for-profit. The pay is pretty good ($250,000 up to 500,000 for management) in a smaller market. The mission and quality of life is very good.
I am glad you posted this because I too wondered why OP focused on universities over non-profit profits.
Anonymous
01/05/2026 08:32
Subject: Re:Transition to In-House Counsel for a College/University
Anonymous wrote:I am wondering why OP is focused on in house at a university. I am in house at a not-for-profit. The pay is pretty good ($250,000 up to 500,000 for management) in a smaller market. The mission and quality of life is very good.
How did you transition to this, or did you start out in that field?
Anonymous
01/04/2026 19:44
Subject: Re:Transition to In-House Counsel for a College/University
I am wondering why OP is focused on in house at a university. I am in house at a not-for-profit. The pay is pretty good ($250,000 up to 500,000 for management) in a smaller market. The mission and quality of life is very good.