Repost - For those who left big law and went in house or transitioned to another career path, how did you decide what to do? I know I do not want to do litigation anymore, but don’t really know where to go from here. I’m thinking about quitting just to take a few months and decide where to go next. I’m studying for my CIPP cert, but I’m not even sure if I want to work in data privacy. Any and all advice would be greatly appreciated!

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I found this book helpful, as I said: it talks about how to get over the feeling of being overwhelmed and how unrealistic it is to think that one can just sit down and work out what the next step should be… Might be worth looking at the other resources on this site as well.

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Thank you so much, I appreciate it!

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I fell ass-backwards into recruiting and it was a blessing from the moment it started.

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I wouldn’t recommend quitting before you have another opportunity to immediately move into.

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Again: been there, done that! I love the law and helping people but the job was not what I wanted. I ended up starting a legal resource brokerage. I help a lot of people and make much better money but do not have to do the tedious part of the job!

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