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1. Love for the work - Someone really wants to work as a transaction lawyer in M&A/PE-VC/Capital Markets team and enjoy the glamour and perks associated with it.
2. Pay - A law firm partner in big law would earn at least 5 to 6 times more than their batchmates in SEBI (ask anyone from NUJS 2007 batch in CAM & SEBI).
3. Bad boss - Not all departments/bosses may be good and the same may leave a bitter taste (equally applicable for law firms).
4. Stagnation - Career growth is much slower in a Government department (where there is no Assured Career Progression) with little or no incentive for outperformance thereby reducing the sharpness of a professional over the years.
5. Futuristic - There may be more lateral movements in Government organisations from the private sector (at very senior levels) in the coming years.
A piece of advice for the OP from a person who has spent one and half decades in the industry - be it law firms or SEBI, try to be the most hardworking person in the room and your college/grades would not matter within a period of 3 to 4 years.
Keep dreaming and keep hoping!