Anybody know of any good careers for lawyers who don't want to be lawyers anymore?

[DevilsAdvocate]

I hate being a lawyer. It is THE shittiest job ever. Long hours. Ungrateful, ignorant clients. Incessant, mind-numbing whining.

Any ideas? I seriously need out. This is my cry for help.

 

[sciencetoy]

Is McDonald's still hiring?

 

[Emveach]

Originally posted by: sciencetoy
Is McDonald's still hiring?

Wendy's is.

 

[Viper GTS]

You could be a politician.

Remember, the fat ugly girls give head in the hallway.

Viper GTS

 

[Corporate Thug]

DevilsAdvocate, i wanna become a lawyer. is the pay good?

anyway, how bout teaching law or whatever was your undergrad major?

 

[Vic]

Originally posted by: DevilsAdvocate
I hate being a lawyer. It is THE shittiest job ever. Long hours. Ungrateful, ignorant clients. Incessant, mind-numbing whining.

Any ideas? I seriously need out. This is my cry for help.

Don't EVER become a loan officer or a mortgage broker.

 

[DevilsAdvocate]

Originally posted by: shady06
DevilsAdvocate, i wanna become a lawyer. is the pay good? anyway, how bout teaching law or whatever was your undergrad major?

It is an overcrowded, boring profession which is chock full of social idiots.

The pay is ok, but it takes a few years. When the bucks start rolling in, you begin to trade your life for it. Quite frankly, I don't think that it is really worth it.

Figure out what is important to you. Then choose carefully.

 

[ElFenix]

theres the guys who do policy at the capital with law degrees. they must not have any student loans tho cuz they ain't getting paid sh!t

 

[aphex]

(Reading this as i prepare my Personal Statement for my Law Applications)

 

[csyberblue]

as someone already stated, you could teach, it'd be rewarding I think, even if the pay isn't as good as being a full lawyer.

 

[lowtech1]

Like the above said. You can become a politician. Or, go back to school & get your MBA, but you still have to deal with ignorant morons.

 

[rahvin]

Originally posted by: DevilsAdvocate
I hate being a lawyer. It is THE shittiest job ever. Long hours. Ungrateful, ignorant clients. Incessant, mind-numbing whining.

Any ideas? I seriously need out. This is my cry for help.

Have you considered a career as an ocean dweling carnivore that dines on fish? Or maybe a blood sucking parasitic organism that lives in swamps?

Oh wait thats your CURRENT job!

I recommend you find a job doing something you love doing, then it's not work.

 

[DevilsAdvocate]

Originally posted by: aphex
(Reading this as i prepare my Personal Statement for my Law Applications)

It sucks. What kind of tool do you want to be?

 

[Babbles]

Hmm, this is rather disturbing. I was thinking about applying to law school - studying for the LSAT now. I have worked for nearly five years as a chemist (pay sucks) and thought hell how about chemical patent law, environmental law, biotech law - science type intellecutal property stuff.

But, I have heard also, that there has been an increase in law school applicants; that has made competition a bit more stiff.

 

[DevilsAdvocate]

Originally posted by: Babbles
Hmm, this is rather disturbing. I was thinking about applying to law school - studying for the LSAT now. I have worked for nearly five years as a chemist (pay sucks) and thought hell how about chemical patent law, environmental law, biotech law - science type intellecutal property stuff. But, I have heard also, that there has been an increase in law school applicants; that has made competition a bit more stiff.

The field is super crowded, and few are retiring thank to the recent stock slide. A lot of retirement accounts have been hit hard. Patent law is interesting as well as challenging. Just remember that you have to sit for 2 bar exams - the state bar and the patent bar.

 

[ElFenix]

Originally posted by: DevilsAdvocate
Just remember that you have to sit for 2 bar exams - the state bar and the patent bar.

friend of mine is taking the state bar this week. i should take him out tomorrow after hes done with it

 

[digitalsm]

Public service? Get into an Executive MBA program and become a drone?

 

[DaveSimmons]

JAG Officer? Looks like fun on TV

School teacher?

Peace Corps?

Lion tamer? (You'll need a hat)

 

[Don Vito Corleone]

Consider moving to a different kind of practice. I have always enjoyed criminal litigation, both as a prosecutor and (currently) as a defense attorney. I have generally really liked being a JAG officer, but it is hard to seriously recommend joining one of the JAG departments when our present regime, SecDef Rumsfeld in particular, is openly hostile to military attorneys and working to downsize the respective departments.

 

[BruinEd03]

Originally posted by: DevilsAdvocate
I hate being a lawyer. It is THE shittiest job ever. Long hours. Ungrateful, ignorant clients. Incessant, mind-numbing whining.

Any ideas? I seriously need out. This is my cry for help.

in-house counsel for some company? switching fields of practice? going back to schoool to get an MBA and then working in the business world? LOTS of things you can do with a JD

*Edit* btw what law school did u grad from? and what are you doing now?

-Ed

 

[isekii]

Prosecutor ?

 

[dman]

Car Salesman?

Realtor?

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Seriously... what do you want to do.... grass is always greener...

 

[xuanman]

Are you in BigLaw, MidLaw, or small? Are you a transactional attorney or a litigator? If the former, how's the in-house market where you are and if the latter, have you considered govt. jobs?

 

[stormbv]

Sports agent?

 

[Zugzwang152]

Originally posted by: stormbv
Sports agent?

SHOW ME THA MONEY!