Big law litigation partner to in house
I am a junior non equity litigation partner at a big law firm in a small market. To put it mildly, I am struggling with chronic stress and anxiety and want to leave private practice. I never planned to stay this long or to make partner but I am a people pleaser and very hard worker and this is where I’ve ended up as a result. But I now have young children I never see and I am ready to make a change because of that. The thought of missing another year of milestones and family time is crushing me even more than the constant stress of work.
I’m looking for advice on getting an in house role, ideally in my area (small city) or remote. I don’t care about the obvious pay cut but would like to make at least $200k if at all possible. I also don’t care about being bored or taking a role below my experience level. I’d welcome boredom. But is it even possible to find a litigation in house role with my background? Or would I have any chance of getting a non litigation specific in house role? If so what’s the best way to do it- recruiter? Cold applications? My clients are not based near me, relocating isn’t an option, and I’m not the relationship partner for any of them so that type of networking isn’t really viable.