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Inside Big Law
Episode 166
Wednesday, 7 October, 2026
Big Law recruiting now starts earlier than ever, often during the first semester of law school and increasingly outside traditional campus interviews. That leaves law students making consequential career decisions before they’ve had much time to understand what working at a large law firm entails. In this special episode, Kyle and Katya draw on a dozen conversations with Big Law lawyers to show what the work looks like from the inside.Guests describe how they found their firms and specialties, how deal and litigation teams fit together, and how junior lawyers learn through first drafts, feedback, supervision, and early opportunities to take on responsibility. They also speak candidly about one of the central tradeoffs of the work: high compensation alongside long hours and schedules driven by supervisors, clients, courts, and opposing counsel.The episode also looks at what it takes to make that intensity sustainable, including setting boundaries, reducing hours, and finding senior lawyers who will advocate for you. Kyle and Katya examine the difference between mentors and sponsors, the path toward partnership, and why some lawyers ultimately decide to stay, cut back, or leave for something that fits their lives better.Along the way, they use NALP and law school employment data to put Big Law in context: how recruiting timelines have accelerated, how access to large firms varies dramatically by school, and how many law graduates take this path. Check out NALP's class of 2025 research and the Law School Transparency tools on LawHub.Featured voices:Rachel Frank, Episode 131, Understanding the Appeal: Supreme Litigation from First Draft to Oral ArgumentJuan Dawson, Episode 108, Adapting to Biglaw: Getting Plugged into the Energy SectorStorm Lineberger, Episode 158, Fine Print, Big Money: Making Insurers Pay UpEric Lauria-Banta, Episode 64, Inside the Deal Room: Unpacking M&A, VC Financing, and Work-Life BalanceAudi Syarief, Episode 129, Trading in Gray Areas: How Sanctions Shape International BusinessAlexis Taitel, Episode 121, From Clerkship to Private Practice: Research, Writing, and Challenging AssumptionsBola Adeniran, Episode 96, Courtroom Theater: Early-Career Complex Litigation at a Large FirmEd Winkofsky, Episode 77, The Legal Side of the Casino Floor: Navigating the Regulatory MazeStephanie Hurst, Episode 116, Moonlighting into M&A: Tradeoffs in PracticeSamm Tillotson, Episode 115, Biglaw Class Action LitigationKiran Vakamudi, Episode 94, Corporate Restructuring: Dealmaking and Litigation to Avoid Financial CollapseLana Kuchinski, Episode 99, Partners by Law: Building a Life and Career in LawMentioned in this episode:Access LawHub today!
