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What do you get when leaving law?
When I was thinking about leaving law, I focused a lot on all the things I would lose: Money Status Long hours Working weekends regularly Achingly boring work Colleagues who were … more »
Leaving the Law
What do you get when leaving law?
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leavinglaw wrote 1 week ago: When I was thinking about leaving law, I focused a lot on all the things I would lose: Money Status … more »
Educating Lawyers
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leavinglaw wrote 2 months ago: No, this isn’t a rant about legal education (though I should do about a dozen of those, shouldn’ … more »
Depression and Its Toll on Lawyers
leavinglaw wrote 2 months ago: The California Bar Journal is running an article “Depression and Its Heavy Toll on Lawyers, … more »
A Law Student Tells It Like It Is
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leavinglaw wrote 2 months ago: My new hero for the day is Amelia Rawls. She is a 1L at Yale (don’t roll your eyes yet), and w … more »
Goldilocks and the Legal Career Coach
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leavinglaw wrote 5 months ago: You may have heard that you shouldn’t sell therapy short just because the first therapist you chos … more »
Finding a Career Coach
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leavinglaw wrote 5 months ago: Some of the best money I ever spent was on a career coach who helped me actually get out of law. I … more »
Friday Files: Wouldn't Wanna Be Ya
leavinglaw wrote 5 months ago: Sometimes, you just feel for people. Even though you know that most BigLaw partners are huge pains i … more »
Some of My Best Friends Are Lawyers
leavinglaw wrote 5 months ago: So looking back on my posts, one might reasonably conclude that I don’t like lawyers. Not so! Some … more »
Lawyers Without Hearts, part 2
leavinglaw wrote 7 months ago: When you’re in an environment that devalues emotions and morals, and holds up money and winni … more »
Lawyers Without Hearts
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leavinglaw wrote 7 months ago: I love it when my instinctive beliefs about the nature of humanity are borne out by other people’s … more »
Challenging Your Own Precedent
leavinglaw wrote 8 months ago: I knew I wasn’t going to get away with a simple “challenge precedent” message. Thanks for push … more »
Support When You're Depressed
leavinglaw wrote 8 months ago: I had a delightful chat with Dan Lukasik this morning. He is the founder of a great website, Lawyers … more »
Depression's Insidious Arguments
leavinglaw wrote 8 months ago: Lawyers are usually pretty intelligent people when it comes to things like standardized tests and l … more »
Attorney ADD
leavinglaw wrote 9 months ago: Are you one of those neat desk kind of people? I seriously envy you. The only time in my life I’ve … more »
Which Came First, Depression or the Lawyer?
leavinglaw wrote 9 months ago: I want to expand a bit on yesterday’s post. How much does a BigLaw environment cause depression, a … more »
Beware the Magic Bullet
leavinglaw wrote 9 months ago: When you’re in the midst of grinding misery, well-paid though it may be, you want out. As in, beam … more »
Reviews and the Perfect Lawyer
leavinglaw wrote 9 months ago: It’s fall, and so review season is in full swing. You get to find out how badly those cranky partn … more »
Evidence
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leavinglaw wrote 9 months ago: I once read that the traits most necessary to be a good lawyer were the ones that made it unbearable … more »
Why Can’t I Be Happy? People Would Kill to Make the Money I Do
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leavinglaw wrote 9 months ago: I spent years thinking this very thought. I never got any happier practicing law by thinking it. Yet … more »
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