I'm seriously thinking of joining a personal injury firm. I hate that my compensation isn't tied to my effort. I'd love to be in a practice where I'm compensated for my collections and have a better WLB.

Anyone else feel this way or know folks who left BL to do this?

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How credentialed are you? There is a third option…

Haha no. I guess there are four options. I was referring to complex contingency fee plaintiffs’ work (not PI)

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