@ said:

You’re not alone and this is a great question that I wrestle with every day. I’m 31, have a wife and two kids, and have had a great career as an Officer in the Army with benefits to make sure my family is taken care of.

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If you get some good advice just let me know because I’d also love to hear it. Good luck!

Thank you for your service.

Honestly it's just great to know that there are people who are in similar situations to me out there, who are working on this as well. I'm not doing anything as demanding as a life in the military, but it does feel like a risk to switch this late in the game.

Then again, my intuition tells me that waiting much longer would be a mistake that would be hard to recover from, so I think I'm making the right choice. Sounds like you are too!

Thanks for the insight, Lance!

@ said:

I realized how much I hated being a cadet, uncovered some buried distaste for the law enforcement in my town in general (lol), and discovered that I LOVED genuinely helping people. From doing on the spot research for a defense attorney seconds before a case was called, to helping a mother pick up clothing for her son to wear home from his release. Even just tutoring people in Motor vehicle regulations and how it effects them in court felt GOOD. I was extremely happy, just helping out in a small way.

I think it's important for you to determine what your base needs are in a career. For me, it's being genuinely able to help someone in need.

Once you figure out what you NEED in a career, it's easier to figure out what careers could work for you.

This is such good advice. I need to figure out how to put it into my life practically.

I know I enjoy being an expert in my field, and being able to use that expertise practically. I've seen that play out in everything I've done since college.

I also spend every day helping people, and definitely enjoy that aspect of it, though not so much in its current form. I am sure that will be part of my final answer, once I get it figured out.

Thanks for taking the time to write this thoughtful reply!

@ said:

What I've found is that law is such a varied field that your satisfaction with it largely will depend on your own criteria. i.e. what will it look like for you to be a successful, happy lawyer?

This is a great perspective, and one that I will keep in mind. Definitely something I need to figure out — not just to become a lawyer, but in general.

As for me, I like the idea of affecting justice in a meaningful way but I also enjoy a mentally challenging task of any sort so, a person like me may fall in love with contracts or property law. I'll be in a better position to tell you this time next year.

That sounds great! I'll keep an eye out for an update at that time. :smile:

Thank you!

@ said:

Do you have time to maybe do an internship at a law firm? It might be a good idea to see what you are getting into.

This is a great thought. I had reached out to one firm in my area to see about doing just a few days' worth of job shadowing, to see if I could get a general feel for what a day on the job felt like for these people — that was the day before businesses started shutting down due to Coronavirus. As you can imagine, I haven't heard back yet.

Or maybe you’re one of those freaks that just enjoy studying for this test and end up being a tutor, lol.

That is a distinct possibility. I don't know if I would make a career out of it, but I suppose anything is possible at this point.

Thanks so much for your answer. I appreciate your perspective and your insight.

@ said:

@ https://classic.7sage.com/webinar/post-core-curriculum-study-strategies/ I think this is the one!

Amazing! Bookmarking it for when I get there. Thank you.

I'm totally new at this, so I don't have an answer to your question, but could I get a link to @'s post-CC strategy? I searched on the forums for it, but didn't see it.

@ said:

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Amazing! I have been counting down the days. Now I can stop doing that, and spend time learning.

Signup successful. Thanks!