I’m a lawyer in B4 tax with 2 yoe about to make senior in June. Would it be foolish to throw all that away to switch into an entirely different practice area of law (not tax)? Would it be better to wait until senior to make that switch?

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Won't make a difference. You'll have no experience in the new area even if you're a senior. Switch as early as possible

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It probably doesn't matter. I had friends that waited some that didn't, didn't seem to affect them eother way if switching to law firm.

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