How do you juggle getting work in an area you really want to explore, but trying not to slip up with the work you already have in another practice area? For those of you who have switched practice areas, how were you able to juggle and reduce the amount of work from another practice area that you don’t like?

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I started by volunteering to do articles and help with presentations. Then I scaled up from there as I became more familiar with the material. Then I slowly got on matters and just went up from there. Took about 2 years to feel like I had something to lateral on and now I’m about to start at a new firm in that new practice area. You can do it, but make sure to take your time getting to know the material. It won’t matter it you juggle more projects just to develop a new niche if the final deliverables for both are sub par.

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