What if, when kiddo starts school, I want back into law? Get out of teaching undergrads? I did 8 years as a public defender and that seems to be a road block on many ads. I don't have the specific firm or area of law experience. Must I go back to PD or do prosecution? Did I pigeonhole myself?

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Why wouldn't you do criminal defense and family law? It's high volume work, but you can make pretty good money at it if you have a decent reputation and do some networking.

Most family law jobs I've seen recently want experience in that area, which I don't have. Tbh, I don't think I've ever seen criminal defense work listed as a plus. I have awhile to look for the right opportunity and don't have to go anywhere I don't want to right now so I'm lucky in that regard.

Yes. I can’t see a path for you into any other type of law.

What do you teach? That could also be something that may lead you into an area of law you hadn’t thought of. I can personally think of one individual I know who went to law school, then got a PhD in art history. He’s now in a second career after teaching as an art lawyer and loves it.

Well, crim law sounds like it could be a niche, then. Though white collar defense is probably the most lucrative option. Though everyone I know who does that previously worked doing white collar prosecution at the DOJ. Another option could be as a appellate lawyer focusing on crim law. That to me would be more cerebral, assuming of course you’d like being an appellate lawyer.

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