Many lawyers think that a job in legal publishing could be their dream job. Lots of research and writing, with no billables? Sign me up!
As I've shared before, I took a six-figure pay cut to leave a job in Biglaw to take a job in legal publishing... and I left my job in legal publishing after only one year. In this video, I'm sharing all about that job, and what made me decide to leave.
00:00 Quitting my biglaw job 00:25 Why quitting legal publishing after only one year is not as dramatic as it sounds 01:25 Why I didn't expect legal publishing to be THE answer 01:57 The beauty of a bridge job 02:14 What it was like to work in legal publishing 03:00 What I learned about my career from my job in legal publishing (and figured out what I wanted to do next)
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