Anyone ever leave ID for plaintiff or big law?
2nd year working ID. I make very well above market here $179k+, the work life balance is decent, and pretty much run the cases on my own (no trial experience yet). I practice tort and commercial litigation. 1900 req.
However, I feel like I’m not cut out for the billable hour grind. I used to work in sales whether retail through college or SaaS after college. Value and income was driven by results, not hours. Same with my education, I didn’t grind hours, I studied efficiently.
I’ve had tons of big law recruiter reach out to me for commercial litigation roles. My earning potential and career advancement would be a big jump, but I’d be billing more.
I’ve also been heavily considering some sort of Plaintiffs work, not just employment or personal injury.
Another dream job would be to work in entertainment or with talent to some degree. I love advocacy, especially when end goals are the same rather than contentious.
Has anyone ever jumped ship to any of these, or to something else, from ID? What was that process like for you?