Three years in with multiple firm jumps and I've realized it's not the firm, it's me. Finally in the area of law I thought I loved, but still hate going to work. I enjoy law, but despise practicing it. No idea what to do with this new realization.

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Edit: also thought I hated going to work bc I was depressed and now realizing I'm depressed bc I hate practicing law

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That's a good point. And yeah that's something I have been asking myself and trying to get in with a therapist now. I can't leave the practice of law yet but need to find a way to cope and to view my job another way instead of as a prison

I work at Thompson Reuters and can talk to you about opportunities there if you're interested, please PM me if so

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I don’t work for TR but this is what I was going to say.

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Let’s me friends. This is me too!

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You could always pivot to teaching and academia in law.

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I mean this may sound crazy but a month into my anxiety medicine at a low dose and some respect earned from my supervisors made me second guess wanting to leave all together. There’s no shame in talking to someone if it’s a different issue.

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I'm in a very good firm with a very healthy environment, so I should be happy but I'm just not. I do plan to see a therapist to help sort this. Would really need to spend a long time thinking about leaving law before actually doing it

Take some time off or try something different.

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I'm going to be using this long weekend to really do some thinking. I am a creative person and was on the creativity writing track before law school, so the fact that law lacks creativity doesn't help.

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Teach. Or do something totally different. What do you enjoy?

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I love to write. I try to write in my in my spare time, but I don't seem to have much of that.

There are so many different types of law adjacent jobs you could try where you wouldn't be practicing. What's your current practice area?

I am currently doing labor and employment law. I do like the law, just not he practicing/court aspect.

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