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Originally posted by ltl/fb
Am I correct in assuming (re your pal) that whatever office he would hold if successful would not pay enough for him to live on? It's not clear to me whether he wants to be at a firm (a) while running for office (b) while in office (c) both (a) and (b) or (d) after he finishes being in office.
I would think it would be hard to make a good impression at firm while running if (a) or (c). If (b), it seems like it might be workable if the firm wants its associates in politics. I am non-familiar with BIGLAW policy on that. If (d), shit, if he has enough of a political career, he can get into BIGLAW just as a lobbyist-under-a-different-name.
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I think he is risk-averse and trying to have his cake and eat it too. I think he's thinking (a) and (d), or if he runs and loses. I told him in pretty strong terms that the options are inconsistent, but now I'm wondering if I steered him wrong.
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