I would like to gauge the career prospects of someone that wants to be a litigator in private practice (not gov’t) as a long-term career.
Let’s say a person has these credentials:
- top 5 law school
- top 20% of class
- federal district court clerkship
- 3 years of practice in big law lit (current employment)
What are the rough chances that this person could exit big law lit, find work at a smaller (midlaw or boutique) firm, and have a long-term lit career with compensation of $300k+? Of course the exact percentage is not knowable, but I am looking for a ballpark of how attainable this outcome is. Would be curious also how much the outcome probability changes if you make the credentials in the example better or worse. Thanks for the input!
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