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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Opportunities in the Entertainment Industry
I am about to begin my second year at one of the top law schools in the country. After one year as a paralegal and one summer as an associate at a large New York law firm, I am beginning to realize that I do not want to be a lawyer.
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What do Management Consultants do?
I have a legal background but am not convinced that a career in law will be a good long-term solution for me. I have heard that a significant number of lawyers go into management consulting and ma wondering what management consultants do.
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Lawyers: Head For the Frontiers
Ever since the industrial revolution, the frontier has rewarded those individuals who have ventured into it.
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Pursuing a Management Consultant Career
I am interested in pursuing a management consulting career, but am unsure how to go about it. As a second year law associate in a large Boston law firm, I feel my talents would be better utilized in a consulting role.
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How to find the path to becoming a criminal investigator
I am currently a paralegal at a small firm. I have an associates degree in Business Science concentrating in paralegal studies. My career goal is to become a criminal investigator eventually.
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Taking a Hiatus From Practicing Law
It is becoming increasingly common for attorneys desiring more than a few weeks off from the practice of law to simply quit their current jobs.
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Making the Transition from Law to PR
I am a junior associate (about 2 years) at a large, or rather midsized New York firm (over 150 lawyers). I am an excellent creative writer, and I am looking to make a career change - to a more "creative" career. How feasible is this?
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Starting A Public Speaking Career
I am a lawyer in solo practice with a business and commercial litigation focus. I also author a monthly column on law and the Internet. I am interested in developing a new or parallel career in public speaking to business groups.
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What are some other fields besides law that I can get into?
Hello, I am a recent law school graduate, but I no longer want to practice law. I have been applying to job postings in several different fields (publishing, editing, academic, research, etc.) and I am getting nowhere.
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Alternatives to Practicing Law
Given the dissatisfaction rampant in the legal profession and the problems inherent in creating a part-time schedule, many lawyers now face tremendously difficult decisions.