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Budfox55

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Biglaw in DC --> FedGov

Post by Budfox55 » Sun Mar 06, 2016 10:59 pm

Is there a benefit to working in biglaw in DC if your goal is to work in big law for a few years and then transfer to government or policy related PI? I would intuitively assume yes and that this is the reason why some people with top grades from schools gun for DC, but haven't seen it stated anywhere. Also what would be the cause of the benefit? Would it just be due to proximity so there are more opportunities to network or is there something else? Thanks for the help.

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Re: Biglaw in DC --> FedGov

Post by lymenheimer » Sun Mar 06, 2016 11:13 pm

Budfox55 wrote:Is there a benefit to working in biglaw in DC if your goal is to work in big law for a few years and then transfer to government or policy related PI? I would intuitively assume yes and that this is the reason why some people with top grades from schools gun for DC, but haven't seen it stated anywhere. Also what would be the cause of the benefit? Would it just be due to proximity so there are more opportunities to network or is there something else? Thanks for the help.
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Re: Biglaw in DC --> FedGov

Post by Anonymous User » Sun Mar 06, 2016 11:36 pm

lymenheimer wrote:
Budfox55 wrote:Is there a benefit to working in biglaw in DC if your goal is to work in big law for a few years and then transfer to government or policy related PI? I would intuitively assume yes and that this is the reason why some people with top grades from schools gun for DC, but haven't seen it stated anywhere. Also what would be the cause of the benefit? Would it just be due to proximity so there are more opportunities to network or is there something else? Thanks for the help.
http://top-law-schools.com/forums/viewt ... 3&t=170603
Ahh gracias. Posted on the correct forum.

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