Does anyone regret going to law school and taking the litigation route? If you could do it all over again what would you do?

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I’m trying to shift gears from litigation too. Ugh

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Good luck to you! It’s difficult

Yes to regretting ID litigation. Trying to show prospective employers I don’t do solely ID defense is exhausting.

In a perfect world I’d be working as GC at an apparel brand or I’d be doing transactional corporate work.

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A3, in house positions at new media companies and real estate and business litigation firms. I need to look harder for transactional job openings since I’m not having much luck on LinkedIn.

Cybersecurity/data privacy work. Trying to get out of ID has been really hard for me.

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No one tells you how difficult it is. I understand why but it’s really disappointing to be stuck in something like this between the long hours and low pay.

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I probably would have went into an area more research or writing based and left litigation alone

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This. I can’t stand litigation

Yes. I should have remained a paralegal or got my teaching certificate.

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With the amount of debt I have, yeah.

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