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Ask LawCrossing: Disheartened First-Year Lawyer Seeks Inspiration

published December 29, 2014

By CEO and Founder - BCG Attorney Search left

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Dear LawCrossing,

I loved the intellectual challenge of law school, but I've been disappointed by my first year of private practice. The work is narrow and disheartening, and I'm not finding much inspiration from my colleagues. How can I improve my situation?


Distressed

Ask LawCrossing...Disheartened First Year Lawyer Seeks Inspiration


Dear Distressed,

You might begin by thinking about the role you play in your clients' lives. Are you merely a technician, or are you a counselor who seeks creative ways to resolve their problems? Do you acknowledge that for every legal problem that exists, there is a human being in need - of resolution, equilibrium, peace, or justice?

You can choose your lens and define a problem narrowly or broadly. Do you see the person sitting in your office as an incorporation-in the way that certain physicians might describe a patient as a ruptured spleen-or as a father and a son, a colleague and a man with deep personal concerns?

When you see your client as a whole person, someone who is embedded in a family and a community, suddenly there's much more at stake. It's the technicians, those who see their clients first and foremost as "cases," who, I have found, tend to be least satisfied with their work. It takes some imagination-and indeed some practice-to make the switch to the big-picture approach, but it's worth it.

Survey after survey shows that what clients want most are supportive relationships with good lawyers. What research has also shown us is that lawyers feel alienated from supportive relationships. If we can bridge this gap and get to know one another as people, we can find great satisfaction.

Here are some articles that may help you:
Note: Advice from Ask LawCrossing is intended to help job seekers make informed career decisions; please weigh advice against your own specific circumstances.

Summary: I've been disappointed by my first year of private practice. The work is disheartening and narrow. What can I do to find inspiration?

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Harrison is the founder of BCG Attorney Search and several companies in the legal employment space that collectively gets thousands of attorneys jobs each year. Harrison’s writings about attorney careers and placement attract millions of reads each year. Harrison is widely considered the most successful recruiter in the United States and personally places multiple attorneys most weeks. His articles on legal search and placement are read by attorneys, law students and others millions of times per year.

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About LawCrossing

LawCrossing has received tens of thousands of attorneys jobs and has been the leading legal job board in the United States for almost two decades. LawCrossing helps attorneys dramatically improve their careers by locating every legal job opening in the market. Unlike other job sites, LawCrossing consolidates every job in the legal market and posts jobs regardless of whether or not an employer is paying. LawCrossing takes your legal career seriously and understands the legal profession. For more information, please visit www.LawCrossing.com.
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