Bye-Bye, Biglaw! Millennials Want To Go Out On Their Own.

It's no longer all about the money for some lawyers.

I really want to use my legal skills to do more than help uber-rich companies with their bottom line and reducing their legal risk. That’s where the money is, but there is so much more to life.

Alina Lee, a Millennial lawyer who recently started her own firm, Your Ad Attorney, after spending almost a decade between Biglaw firms and as in-house counsel, commenting on what she likes better about taking the lead at her solo practice.


Staci ZaretskyStaci Zaretsky is a senior editor at Above the Law, where she’s worked since 2011. She’d love to hear from you, so please feel free to email her with any tips, questions, comments, or critiques. You can follow her on Twitter or connect with her on LinkedIn.

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