Hi, anyone else end up in civil litigation and not really understand how you ended up here or why you actually kind of love it here? Even though you have to fight it back like a deeply established weed so you have some semblance of an individual life?

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Yes. I feel like I’m one of the few people in my attorney circle that really likes their job (civil lit, midsized firm, non-metro area). The work is interesting. My partners are supportive but not micromanage-y. But the work creep has become a much bigger issue post COVID. It’s not fun enough to cancel evening plans, even though I did that twice last week. I’m not doing a good job managing boundaries at all.

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Same, same, and same!

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