Advice for moving from transactional to entertainment litigation? I graduated from law school in 2018 and practiced transactional entertainment for about 1.5 yrs. until I was laid off due to the pandemic. It’s now been a full yr. of unemployment and I have no idea how to make the move given my circumstance.

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My guess would be not to go for the same level you were at before but start over junior level, but I’m not sure. I’ve struggled with finding the right practice area as well. Good luck and keep us posted! Curious how it worked out.

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