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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]I am ready to throw in the towel. And then feel bad that after wasting 10 yrs between school and work, top 10 law school, law review and all that nonsense, I will not be practicing. (And I don't have an interest in doing individual mortgage or will work - and am not even qualified to do it.) Is it insane to just stop and figure something else out? I feel like if I'm going to do it, it better be now - before there are kids to feed.[/quote]

No, it isn't.  I'm not in biglaw, but I don't like being an attorney and am considering doing the same, but IMO, it is not a good idea to make a change until you come to a decision regarding what you want to do instead.  [/quote]

Exactly. 
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Anyone find that they know more or less what they want to do but can't get it started while in biglaw? Obviously it's best to secure employment and then leave. However I'm at one of those fantastic firms that tells you to go, gives you a date, and still tells you you must bill 40 hrs/wk. I am finding it impossible to job search and network and about ready to tell my current firm to screw off, dumb as it would be to leave the money behind.[/quote]

They told you to bill? That's crazy!  I was upset when I was told up or out but theunderstNdingwas they were giving me time to find a new job (I didn't) and the pay was basically my severance. Your firm sounds much worse...[/quote]

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