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Re: leaving big law; want work-life balance

Post by dixiecupdrinking » Fri May 20, 2016 1:54 pm

Lexaholik wrote:You'll probably be able to find something better than what you have right now, but let's not kid ourselves: Any job where you generate value for your employer through hours worked will have work-life issues. Even if you're willing to take a salary cut and move to a new market where billable requirements are lower, you will always face pressure to work more.
To put a finer point on it, I doubt if any reasonably large firm has ever turned down new business because the associates were too busy.

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