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I wouldn’t leave altogether without first trying different avenues within the field. Maybe different firm, different practice area, etc. Getting this degree and bar license wasn’t a walk in the park and I’d exhaust every avenue before calling it quits. Just my two cents.
True. I’ve taken 3 bar exams thus far, and they definitely weren’t a walk in the park. I just need a change. I’ve done PI and insurance defense. Neither have called to me.
There is a board on alternate careers you should check out. I am still a lawyer but what I have seen generally is:
- those who came from banking went back to banking or went to consulting after summering 2L summer and receiving offers (bankers remain in their bank positions and consultants are now senior management in a company);
- those w jd/mbas all went mba jobs and are quite happy (more happier on the whole than those of us who went jd);
- others left for: startups in business role, coding, business development in law firms, business development at other startups (all seem very happy with their choices and don’t regret leaving)
Conclusion - YMMV. But, if you are truly unhappy being a lawyer, don’t continue to invest in a sunk costs. From what I have seen, no one who left a legal role entirely (unless going to compliance), has regretted it at all.
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Thank you so much for the insight and info. I truly appreciate it. I’ll check out that board.
Listen to the former lawyer (: I like it just as a general critique on the issues of the legal field but it also discusses real people and how they left the law.