Any 2019 or 2020 grads think lately they dont really like practicing law in general? During the pandemic I just find myself looking back thinking why I even went to law school.

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Every. Single. Day. Wondering why I made it through organic chem 1 and 2 and didn’t finish out the pre-nursing track.

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Same!! I did the whole chemistry degree and still didn’t stay in a STEM field 🤦🏼‍♀️

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2009 grad here and…same 😒
Just started at my 3rd firm. Like someone else said, a major part of why I made the switch was the vacation time between jobs and the slow onboarding period at the new firm. Still planning my ultimate exit - hopefully within 12 to 18 months.

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Lol 2015 grad and still wondering this

Been at my 3rd firm for the past 2.5 years. It gets easier, but it’s the same hamster wheel, billing stress, client stress , CYA stress, and explaining things to a client like I would to 3 year old but the 3 year old would get it

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