Is an advice and counsel practice less stressful than employment litigation? Or is it harder not to have deadlines, with questions coming from out of the blue?

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There’s client-imposed deadlines. Like “I’m meeting with CEO tomorrow at 8:00 and need to know X” at 5:00 p.m. I’ve had more fire drills in advice work than lit.

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Way more deadlines in advice and counsel, fire drills, and demand in my opinion. Enjoy it more litigation but can be a lot more stressful.

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I love advice work - far less stressful than lit, in my opinion.

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