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Originally Posted by Hank Chinaski
In-house into firms is tough- the work one does in house is not usually the work one does at a firm. Also, what ever client relationships one develops in early firm years is completely lost once one goes in house. And you don't build any in-house, surpringingly. I've seen people come into firms from in-house thinking all those contacts they have from in-house groups will turn into big billings! it has never worked though.
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I've been shifting into business development for a couple companies over the past year (setting up r/e deals, projects, etc.). I'm still practicing to keep the lights on, and to work on certain of the deals, but I really, really want to stop doing the detail work. Not some of it. All of it.
The sales/consulting side is much lower stress, much more creative. Instead of nasty deadlines, you have goals. Feels more like forward progress, and that one is building something, rather than managing something, staying on top of something, and satisfying annoying personalities.
Sometimes, I think I'm unreasonable. That I'm taking another chance, when I should just resign myself to cranking hours in a time entry system for the duration. Be happy with the gig.
When I read threads like this, I feel a lot better. I don't know how anyone survives in an organization of any size made up of lawyers. Particularly in this vicious market, where the corporate push is to efficiency, and the law firm model is all about inefficiency and brutally overpriced services.
I imagine a lot of people have this thought: "I can't live the rest of my life looking for downsides to things and warning people about them. I want to be the guy looking for the upside, and leave someone else to search for the pitfalls."
