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First year biglaw to public interest or local/state gov
Posted: Tue May 27, 2014 9:01 pm
by Anonymous User
I'm a first-year litigation associate at a NYC V20 firm. I want to lateral into public interest work in NYC, either at a local non-profit or, potentially, to a state or local agency. How plausibly and how soon can one make this jump?
I know there is no one-size-fits-all answer to this but I want to keep the personal details vague. T10 school with some relevant work experience. Would appreciate any anecdotes.
Re: First year biglaw to public interest or local/state gov
Posted: Tue May 27, 2014 10:35 pm
by wildhaggis
Also interested in this, but from a different market looking to go into state gov.
Is this done? How are these gigs generally?
Re: First year biglaw to public interest or local/state gov
Posted: Tue May 27, 2014 11:19 pm
by BigRob
Burned out after less than a year of practice or was this your plan all along?
Re: First year biglaw to public interest or local/state gov
Posted: Wed May 28, 2014 12:36 am
by wildhaggis
A mix I guess. Particularly heinous biglaw experience combined with a growing realization that the work isn't for me.
Re: First year biglaw to public interest or local/state gov
Posted: Wed May 28, 2014 8:16 am
by Anonymous User
OP here. Similar story. Don't hate the job but it's not what I want to do, and increasingly feeling like I'm not getting anything in exchange for the lifestyle. Original plan was to stick it out another few years but I'm not sure why I would do that anymore if I could manage a transition now.