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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]As a litigator, you will probably spend a good deal of your life being stressed out. It's just the way it is. The best thing I can say is to never ever ever fall behind on your work. As soon as you get a case, develop and plan and diary it and don't extend your time to get things done. And, yes, after more than a decade of litigating, I still get nervous in court. How can you not? You always have to be on your a-game. It's a one shot deal and if you blow it, your client doesn't get a second chance. It's like your final exam being the only that that counts in your grade. [/quote] After 23 years of being a litigator, all I can say is that the stress never ends. The only way to end it, is to get out. If you are going to do that, do it as early in your career as possible. From experience I can relate that trying to do it later is very hard, as you will be marked as a litigator and that's the only thing any firm will be interested in regards to you.[/quote] NP. For the PPs who said to leave litigation, how does one go about that? I'd love to leave but have no specific industry or transactional skills that would make me desirable outside of general litigation skills. Help![/quote]
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