Anyone ever resigned from your law firm before having something else lined up?

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I don’t want to presume why you are considering this but if it’s burnout I would strongly recommend getting in touch with a mental health practitioner and taking FMLA.

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I did this earlier this year. No regrets. Found a job a few months later with the same salary but better working conditions. During my 3~ months off I worked at a bar. I hated my life enough at my last job to cold quit. I also had quite a bit of money saved up and was financially in a position to not work at all for over half a year.

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Me! Couldn't take it anymore, not wanting to sleep, didn't want to wake up

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I applied to a few in house positions and did a couple of interviews before my last day in the firm but didn't have an offer yet. I was taking it easy with the job search because I really needed rest. After about three weeks, a senior in my old law firm messaged me that her friend was looking for lawyers. I applied and got in. All in all, I was unemployed for like seven weeks (I tried scheduling my start date as late as possible).

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I did this a few months ago. I wasn't eligible for FMLA so I peaced out. Yes, the pressure of finding another job is a bit stressful, but I don't regret it one bit. I didn't know what I wanted to do next or even if I wanted to stay in law so getting another job that would be on my resume for 6-12 months just didn't make sense for me. The whole "gap in the resume" obsession is strange. We're humans and sometimes we need breaks, especially in this profession. As long as you have some money saved up, I say go for it if you feel that's what's best for you.

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Someone made a post about that here literally yesterday. It’s not advisable though.

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LOTS of stress. I had two friends who this happened to. Unless you have a hefty savings account you’re ready to empty, so much easier to look at jobs while being employed (and semi-tapped out) at current place. Ultimately they ended up having to take less than great jobs (and are now looking for new ones again) because the pressure to get Re-employed started catching up with them.

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Yes. And I don’t recommend it unless you effectively have no choice (e.g., you’re being pressured to compromise your ethics).

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You could also take a leave of absence for a month or two and look for jobs in the meantime. I’ve seen this strategy at my old firm and I wished I have done so before I left

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