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Originally Posted by Titan
I am just about 14 years at the bar and not many days go by that I don't wish I did something else. I have been careful to choose lifestyle type law jobs and that has worked pretty good. My kids know me and my wife still tolerates me.
However, I realize I probably went into it for the wrong reasons and now it is too late to back out, unless I win the lottery.
I am curious how you decided to go into it and what your perceptions were before you went in?
There are lots and lots of unhappy lawyers out there.
I applaud you making this decision. Enjoy some time doing what you want. There are tons of opportunities for someone with your background out there, as I am sure you know.
Alternatively, my brother has been teaching english in Germany for the last five years and I don't think he is ever coming home.
My $.02.
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I was a partner in a small town law firm in the North making good money - 250k plus, in my late 20's. I got tired of only really living for work.
My spouse and I are both prosecutors in Edmonton now and we enjoy the job. I wouldn't even say it's 40 hours a week. We each get 6 weeks off, which will eventually get up to 8 weeks off.
Our lifestyle choice was to go to gov't so we could take sabbaticals over our career. There's nothing stopping us from leaving for 6 months or a year (only kids schooling issues) every now and then and see the world.
More power to anyone that feels they need a change in their lives.