Regional Boutique - Move to Big Law? Forum

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Regional Boutique - Move to Big Law?

Post by LgllyBlnde » Wed Apr 14, 2021 2:15 pm

Class of 2014. Clerked for trial court judge out of law school, worked as a public defender for 2 years before moving to regional boutique law firm 3.5 years ago. My firm has a very good reputation for what we do. We are about an hour outside of a big market. I currently make $140,000 base and I typically bill 2300-2400 year. However, my biggest bonus was $10,000. I see these big law bonuses and hour requirements and just feel like I'm getting the short end of the stick. I'm a train ride away from a large legal market and, well, six figures in student loan debt, so making the move to big law for a few years is appealing.

I guess my question is -- am I missing something??


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