The worst part of this piece about leaving BigLaw is that everyone but me stayed anonymous.
All they said was basically "the extreme hours and stress weren't worth it to me"
That shouldn't be cause to fear for your career. That it is, is an indictment.
businessinsider.com/former-big-law…
All they said was basically "the extreme hours and stress weren't worth it to me"
That shouldn't be cause to fear for your career. That it is, is an indictment.
businessinsider.com/former-big-law…
2/ Everyone has BigLaw horror stories. But more often than not, those aren't the singular reason why people choose to leave. It's much more, in my experience anyway, overarching quality of life and/or professional interests/satisfaction concerns.
3/ Few BigLaw expats that I've met are out there trash talking their own firms. Who even does that?
For my part, I worked with some ridiculously talented lawyers who happened to also be nice people and good colleagues that I learned a great deal from and think of fondly.
For my part, I worked with some ridiculously talented lawyers who happened to also be nice people and good colleagues that I learned a great deal from and think of fondly.
4/ And it's not like firm don't understand *why* people leave, whether it's because they just aren't fulfilled by the work or want more time.
They get it, and I certainly don't think they're ever *offended* by it. To the contrary, they want to maintain good relationships!
They get it, and I certainly don't think they're ever *offended* by it. To the contrary, they want to maintain good relationships!
5/ But while that's true on an organizational level, unfortunately some individual lawyers do see that kind of move as one of laziness, insufficient commitment, or inability to hack it in practice.
And that's terribly shameful.
And that's terribly shameful.
6/ Obtaining personal life balance according to one's own needs is not, should not, be seen as anything other than a personal calibration that nobody else has the appropriate knowledge to critique.
It says nothing about one's skills or commitment to their profession, at all.
It says nothing about one's skills or commitment to their profession, at all.
Anyway, this has all been a very long way of saying that as a profession, we should stop making people feel like their professional reputation will be hurt if it's ever discovered that they made a move to do work they find more fulfilling or to have more time for a life. It's bad
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