I'm about to be a 1L - I'm aiming to be in-house eventually (with a fall back option of government, I think).
Probably trying to do transactional law. I'd like to be either in the energy/land use/natural resources space (I already work in that space on the policy side) or IP/cyber/AI/tech. Ideally would get some experience working on these issues at a firm then transition to in house.
I'm probably not shooting for traditional BigLaw. For summer jobs, I'm thinking more regional firms like Davis Graham & Stubbs, Holland & Hart, or Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, or boutique firms like Kaplan Kirsch LLP.
I'm wondering how feasible it would be to pivot from working at a regional firm or boutique firm to going in-house after a few years (for example, going in house at a solar company or tech company)? People on this website make it seem like you should do traditional BigLaw to go in-house... I'm assuming it would be harder coming from a small firm, but correct me if I'm wrong. I also don't see many people talk about going from government work to in-house either, but was wondering about that as well. It seems like you could trained up well enough to go in house by working at 100+ person regional firm as opposed to BigLaw?