I don’t know if I’ve just chosen firms that aren’t a good fit for me, or if I would just prefer a job outside of the legal arena... Have any of you made a move to a job outside of traditional legal work and been more fulfilled? Or know of anyone who has?

I’m considering making a change but don’t want to take a huge pay cut because I’m a single mom with little financial help from the dad.

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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.

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