
From The Career Files: Why I Went To Law School
Did you have a good reason for going to law school? Was going to law school a mistake for you?
Did you have a good reason for going to law school? Was going to law school a mistake for you?
Find the courage to admit to yourself that you're unhappy.
When I speak with a prospective coaching client, I make it a point to discuss in detail how we actually (step by step) leave the law behind.
By its nature, leaving the law is kind of a formless, unstructured exercise. What's the first step?
We need certainty. We’re lawyers, and we are naturally (or we were trained to be) risk averse.
Our true self is not to be unhappy. Our true self is to be happy and full of self worth using our skills and strengths to add value to others.
So let’s say you graduated law school in the past three or four years. What do you do now when you want out?
For many of us unhappy attorneys who have been practicing for a while, we are very clear that we are dissatisfied with our current role as a lawyer and that we want to explore a new career.
There are a lot of unknowns and sources of confusion when one of us unhappy attorneys begins to explore leaving the law for an “alternative” non-law job.
When we leave the law, we are embarking on a positive experience of growth, newness, and confidence. If our past experience can help us, let’s use it. If not, let’s not let it get in the way of our plan.
Proper trust accounting and three-way reconciliation are essential for protecting client funds and avoiding serious compliance risks. In this guide, we break down these critical processes and show how legal-specific software can help your firm stay accurate, efficient, and audit-ready.
Jim Walden of Walden Macht & Haran shares insights and experiences about the legal profession and careers in law.
Q: I have heard that there are lots of “unwritten rules” at law firms. Is that true?
Our job as attorneys is all about being perfect and conforming. This passion for perfection generally bodes well for us as lawyers … but it’s horrible if we want to leave the law.
The clerkship interview is itself a prize. Getting yourself out of the box of applicants is the biggest challenge in applying for a judicial clerkship.
Here are four suggestions for taking care of yourself in law school.