Has anyone had success pivoting to a completely different practice area? How did you accomplish it?

For reference, I’ve been practicing personal injury for 4 years and want to be doing entertainment law.

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Entertainment law especially is going to be very difficult because many people have desires of practicing in that area. Also entertainment law is not really a practice area. You’re just talking about, I assume, doing different types of law within entertainment - likely mostly transactional work. I worked briefly in the sports and entertainment industry in the agent side.My best advice is to network network network and find people who made a type of switch.

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I went from lit to entertainment. It’s tough but doable. Happy to discuss it with you!

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I was a commercial litigation associate (real property, contracts, construction, and administrative licensing was my practice areas) and I successfully transitioned to a full time family law practice. For me, it was about focusing on the transferable skills of litigation. The facts are different. But litigation is litigation. Complaint, answers, counterclaims, motions, trials, appeals. Same process, different facts and desired outcomes. Focus on what you do know that can relate to what you want to be doing and highlight those skills when you apply/interview.

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Same. I have switched a few times from more general to more specific, but always in litigation and it has been totally fine.

I know people who have changed practice areas ... you need to be strategic. Perhaps start out trying to transition to IP (not patent) litigation.

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Have not done it, but it seems rather difficult. It would help if you, at least, have the right background. For example, have some sort of valuable/applicable experience in the entertainment industry.

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Know someone who will give you a chance at a boutique firm to train. Basically start over… what I’m currently doing trying to transition into corporate from PI 🥲

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Mazel!

Why no PI?

Honestly? I have no problem with the practice itself, just that I’m more passionate about other practice areas. I don’t see myself doing PI long-term.

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