I’m almost a third year (‘23 grad) and feel I am about to be incredibly pigeon-holed in a niche area of law if I don’t do something to leave. Will I be screwed forever if I don’t get out by 4th year? Wha should I do?

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Probably should move sooner than later. It will only get harder as a 4th year.

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Sure, but obviously depends on what you are currently doing, what the broader practice would be, and your overall career goals.

Yeah, move as soon as possible. Not saying it isn’t possible later. Logically it should work, if you’re willing to cut your class year. “I have no experience in tax, but want to come in as a first year! I do have five years of experience dealing with clients, however,” is a bit odd, but such a good deal a partnership probably wouldn’t pass up if they think about it for longer than 5 seconds.

But it gets harder as recruiters will all just want easy money and say you should just lateral based on your current specialization, which doesn’t help.

So try and get out. That being said, maybe a different area of law won’t be a better fit?

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Same class year and had the same issue as you. I tried to network by reaching out to alumni from my law school in a practice area I was interested in. It worked out for me and I switched to a completely new area.

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What do you do now?

If you're any sort of litigator, then you're fine. Courtroom skills will always be in high demand. If you never enter a courtroom, then yes, you're probably becoming niche.

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