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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I held on through year 9 at my current firm, but I'm also leaving. I don't generate enough business to be a partner and I'm too expensive to keep as an associate. [/quote] I really think this is the issue. By year 8 you are too expensive to justify billing to clients. If you aren't doing work that will make you a partner (i.e. bringing in your own business, developing client relationships) it is unlikely that you are doing anything that can't actually be done by someone who is more junior and, therefore, less expensive. It doesn't mean you are not a good lawyer and you won't have success in another part of the profession, just that you aren't economical to the firm at your salary any longer. What is nice about big law is that they usually give people generous lead time so that they can find another job. It sounds like your firm has done this for you. [/quote]
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