Could use some words of encouragement and insight. I left my job about 1.5 months ago without something lined up. I was doing M&A and after 10 months couldn’t take it anymore. Prior to that I did insurance coverage work for about a year and a half. I’m suffering from depression and anxiety and general lack of confidence in my abilities. I’m questioning whether I even want to be a lawyer - sometimes it seems like the stress and hours aren’t worth it and I haven’t really enjoyed the work. Cont.

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Hey, feel free to DM me. Biglaw does a good job of tearing down our self esteem, but I promise you know more than you think you do. You're not bad at your job, you've probably never been in an environment that acknowledges your wins.

With regards to applying, you gotta keep in mind that the HR that's hiring for inhouse jobs is very different than firm recruiting. It's important to make your resume easy to read, include metrics, and take language from the job posting. Always include a proofread cover letter, but it doesn't need to be perfect.

I promise, it gets better.

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I’ve been trying to apply to in house transactional jobs but have a feeling I won’t be able to land one given my lack of experience. Trying to apply to law adjacent roles as well to maybe use as a stepping stone out of the law. Wondering if I should just take a low level doc review position while I try to figure things out. I think I may be better suited to just working in the business world, but I would need to change up my resume and try to determine what would be a good fit for me. Feeling lost and hopeless about my situation 😔 anyone go through something similar in their career?

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So I left my job without another job lined up and it took me 6 months, but I landed a kickass job. I advise you to reach out to people you trust/small firms offering to do contract work—and since you mentioned an interest in the business world maybe try corporate work, and then take some time off to really breathe and slowly apply to what you want to do. We put too much pressure on ourselves.

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I have a few friends in doc review and they honestly seem like some of the happiest lawyers I know. It wouldn’t be a good fit for me personally long term, but I know they get to pick their hours and never have to work more than they actually want to

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Between 50 and $60,000 usually although most of the work isn't for a full year and is based on project availability

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Thompson Reuters has attorney editor positions for mergers and acquisitions people, I don't really know much about that level of position as I'm a lower level attorney editor but I'm pretty sure the salary is six figures and the lifestyle is pretty great if you're interested please PM me and I can refer you / give you more information

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On a more human level of hang in there I feel a variety of this everyday I got fired from a firm about 6 months ago and I just feel angry all the time even though my life is generally going a lot better

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I've been going through the same thing. I understand your pain and have been trying to move to an in-house position as well, but it's been very hard. I'm thinking of getting a CIPP certificate or move into Data Analytics because the law firms, billing hours has been really taking a toll on my mental health as well. I deal with depression and anxiety too, thankfully I found a new therapist to help talk this through with me as I figure things out, but I just want to let you know, this is only a season. This too shall pass, and as I'm saying this to you, I'm saying this to myself as well.

Keep your head up. Keep praying to God for guidance (if that's what you believe), and just know you're not alone.

Also, expanding your skillset and taking free courses on LinkedIn and Coursera can help you land a lawyer adjacent job...just something to keep in mind as well. You're in my prayers 🙏🏽.

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I’ll just say: you’re far from alone in this. Many, many lawyers feel the exact same way.

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What about the last job made you leave? Knowing what drove you out might help steer us to suggestions you’d like. I burned out similarly from insurance work and ended up taking a prosecution job- not for the work but for the health insurance- and thought I’d hate it and quit as soon as I could. Turns out this “never want to go to court” person I thought I was was actually hiding a trial lawyer once I was forced to try.

A combination of things - 1) crazy billable hours 2) an always “on” culture 3) the unpredictability/stress of M&A work - looking for work that would be more consistent and less like a rollercoaster all of the time. I haven’t enjoyed working in a firm setting in general, always feels like you’re getting pulled in a million directions by multiple partners. I think I would work better if I was on a smaller team with a direct supervisor who I could go to for help. I’m also really struggling with self confidence in the workplace/in my work so I’m looking for an environment that feels more supportive in general. I don’t want to be thrown into the fire - I work better with mentorship and direct training.

In terms of practice areas, I have really disliked litigation work and don’t want to go back to it. I’m not an adversarial person, rather I like consensus and working towards a goal where everyone is happy. I like the transactional side of law but would need to do something that is a little less intense than M&A. Maybe real estate or trusts and estates work, but not sure. Some of the above is also why I think I could be better suited to an in house role.

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