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Happy Lawyers? Yes, They’re Out There!
New research contains encouraging findings about lawyer happiness in the wake of the recession.
New research contains encouraging findings about lawyer happiness in the wake of the recession.
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Why did you go to law school?
It is incredibly easy, according to managing partner Bruce Stachenfeld.
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Okay, so most American attorneys are unhappy -- what can you do about it?
* The method for securing drunk driving convictions is coming under fire. I'm not as think as you drunk I am officer. [Times Union] * Hillary Clinton is bringing back the issue of liability for gun manufacturers. [Overlawyered] * The bar exam-pocalypse continues. [Bar Exam Stats] * The sad state of Alabamans' voting rights. [Talking Points Memo] * Lawyers have known this for a while: six-figure jobs don't equal happiness. [Alternet] * Remember how John Kasich seemed super-chill and liberal during the first Republican debate? Yeah, he isn't. [Lawyers, Guns & Money] * Do you feel like your legal career has left you behind and you're struggling with a case of failure-to-launch disease? At least you aren't alone. [Law and More]
Life is simply too short to waste it on doing something that you hate, according to columnist Jeena Cho.
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Money actually can buy happiness -- just not much happiness
According to managing partner Bruce Stachenfeld, if you're unhappy with your work/life balance, maybe you just need to change your perspective.
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