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[quote=Anonymous]I’m a happy lawyer. I practiced at a firm for 8 years and have been in-house for 7.

I was miserable toward the end of my time at the firm and the first 4 years in-house were rough too. As I got more seniority in-house, I was better able to control my workflow and schedule. I’m now involved with higher level strategy and even more complex legal issues and this has been the sweet spot for me.

I also did a lot of work to understand my own unhappiness and work stress and learned to set boundaries that worked for me.

I think a lot of this comes down to personality though. I inherently like legal work and problem solving in intense situations and was bored out of my mind in slower jobs. If I’m being honest, I’m also really motivated by money (took me a long time to admit that to myself! But then I realized that I could let myself be happy about that part of my job too.

I’m in my mid40s and strongly believe that everyone has to find their own path, so if law isn’t working for your spouse, sounds like it’s time to try something new.[/quote]

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