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Biglaw Or Big Toys? The Decision Was Easy For This Partner

Work-life balance actually matters in the toy business. How was this Biglaw partner to know?

supermanIt was a choice between starting over in the practice of law or trying something different.

In structured finance, transactions always close, so you had to get focused and you had to hustle. Take that and bring it into a sleepy toy business.

Jordan M. Schwartz, partner and senior counsel at Cadwalader, speaking about his decision to embrace his inner nerd and open Factory Entertainment, a company that makes mementos and collectibles for fans of science fiction and fantasy movies and television series.

Schwartz says that he’s learned from his toy business that work-life balance matters, and that “[i]t’s not reasonable to expect that same sort of 100 percent commitment day and night that you expect from young lawyers on Wall Street.”


Staci ZaretskyStaci Zaretsky is an editor at Above the Law. She’d love to hear from you, so feel free to email her with any tips, questions, or comments. You can follow her on Twitter or connect with her on LinkedIn.