Observed career paths · tax_law

Where does a Tax Counsel go next?

12 observed directions, from real career histories. Percentages are the share of people who made each move; the count is how many careers each number rests on. This is the generic map. No aspiration, no filler.

Typical advancement
Tax Partner+43% typical comp change · ~3.0y typical
66% of observed moves out of Tax Counsel go here (4,200 careers)
executive stepconfidence high4,200 careers100% of observed exits move upward from there
Specialist path
Head of Tax+68% typical comp change · ~3.0y typical
22% of observed moves out of Tax Counsel go here (1,400 careers)
executive stepconfidence high1,400 careersno observed onward moves above the evidence floor
Criminal Defense Partner-6% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical
reachable via Lead Trial Attorney. 3% joint share of observed careers
executive stepconfidence moderate210 careersno observed onward moves above the evidence floor
Employment Law Partner+19% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical
reachable via Employment Counsel. 3% joint share of observed careers
executive stepconfidence moderate210 careersno observed onward moves above the evidence floor
Higher-growth opportunity
General Counsel+73% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical
reachable via Managing Counsel. 1% joint share of observed careers
executive stepconfidence moderate180 careersno observed onward moves above the evidence floor
Partner+66% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical
reachable via Engagement Manager. 1% joint share of observed careers
executive stepconfidence moderate180 careers0% of observed exits move upward from there
Adjacent career
Lead Trial Attorney-34% typical comp change · ~4.0y typical
3% of observed moves out of Tax Counsel go here (210 careers)
lateralconfidence moderate210 careers84% of observed exits move upward from there
Employment Counsel-17% typical comp change · ~4.0y typical
3% of observed moves out of Tax Counsel go here (210 careers)
lateralconfidence moderate210 careers84% of observed exits move upward from there
Engagement Manager-24% typical comp change · ~4.0y typical
3% of observed moves out of Tax Counsel go here (180 careers)
lateralconfidence moderate180 careers86% of observed exits move upward from there

What this page can’t know: which of these fit you. Your skills change the overlap, your record changes the difficulty, your priorities change the order. One question. What do you do today?. And this map becomes yours.

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