Returning to Law Firm Practice--Another View

In my post yesterday, I linked to my colleague Gloria Cannon's article about in-house careers. In the article, she made the case that it is difficult to go from a law department back to a firm (unless you can bring a significant amount of work from your corporate employer.)

I neglected to mention my own view which is that going back to private practice may not be quite as difficult as Gloria suggests (though it is certainly difficult--particularly if you want to return to a large firm.) Here is someone who supports this alternative view.