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[quote=Anonymous]I graduated from law school in 1997, and worked for DOJ and then a series of non-profits in my field -- I've never been in private practice. I love my work -- I represent the good guys, what I do is important, and it's really interesting. The flip side is I make shit money. As a senior attorney I make about half what a first-year associate at a BigLaw firm makes. Loan forgiveness notwithstanding, I still have law school debt. If I weren't married to someone who makes a lot more than I do, I couldn't do what I do. So yes, I have a passion for what I do, but if my dh got hit by a bus tomorrow, with three kids to support, I'd be unable to keep practicing the type of law I love. It's heartening and yet depressing to get all the eager beaver applicants for internships, fellowships, and the rare-as-hens'-teeth staff attorney positions that come open in my field -- there are way more people who want to save the world and make no money doing it than there are jobs for them.[/quote]

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