Finally understanding that the practice of law is not for you can be a tough realization to make. You spent all those years in law school. How can you not want to be a lawyer? Luckily for you, you’re not the first lawyer to leave the law, and you certainly won’t be the last. FindLaw’s Leaving the Law section provides you with tools and resources as you embark on this new journey: realizing that you hate what you’re doing, discovering your next career, first steps for disillusioned lawyers, a guide to career alternatives, whether a career change will be financially rewarding, and how to land a new job.
Leaving the Law
Leaving the Law Articles
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Should I Stay or Should I Go?: A Recruiter Reflects on an Age-Old Question, Part II
Having an idea of what the next step could be if you do choose to leave law will be necessary for many people.
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Should I Stay or Should I Go?: A Recruiter Reflects on an Age-Old Question
Should I stay or should I go? I found myself asking this very question at a very early stage in my legal career. If you are reading this, I assume you are also pondering whether or not you should stay in the legal profession.
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Book Review: What Can You Do With a Law Degree?
What Can You Do With a Law Degree? A Lawyer's Guide to Career Alternatives Inside, Outside & Around the Law (Third Edition) is a well written, well organized, optimistic and completely updated handbook suitable for any attorney questioning his or her career choices.
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First Steps for Disillusioned Lawyers
You are not alone in your discontent with law practice.
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Should I Work Before Getting my MBA?
Many people say to work for three to five years before getting an MBA. Do I have to wait that long?
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Discovering Your Next Career
Maybe you're finding yourself thinking of a career change, perhaps for internal reasons, those that are up to you, such as changing interests, new priorities, or current job and/or supervisor dissatisfaction.
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I Hate What I Am Doing, I Hate Where I Am In Life
I am 22 years old and I am a second year law student. Although, I love the study of law, I am very dissatisfied with the practice of law. Basically I hate what I am doing, I hate where I am in life, but I am in so much debt I cannot see straight. What should I do?
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Research and writing, but not practicing.
I am a recent law school grad/bar admit. I have started off in litigation, and am, for a variety of reasons, dissatisfied with litigation, and maybe even practicing law.
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Profiles of Lawyers Who Have Left the Law
Learn about three lawyers who have left the law, and how they did it.
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How to Parlay a Law Degree into a Career in Business/Finance
Can your law degree help you get a job in the business or finance fields?