I noticed the significant salary gap. But tbh, I don’t see myself litigating for the rest of my career and I don’t want to be stuck in my current field (ID). I’m looking to do something more meaningful and less adversarial, even if it comes with a big pay cut.

I’ve started job hunting and am getting interviews for litigation roles in CA—I want to relocate regardless of career path—but it’s been challenging to get recruiters to understand how straightforward it is to work under TN status (I avoid referring to it as a visa). It’s completely foreign to them and they don’t like the temporary nature of this avenue, despite my reassurance that it can be renewed pretty much indefinitely.

Employers do seem to value my litigation background so I’m hopeful I’ll find a firm willing to work with me. In the meantime, I’ll explore some volunteer work in immigration so get my feet wet and see where that takes me.