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Career change from being a lawyer

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Arcadia · 02/03/2021 11:29

Has anyone successfully changed career after being a lawyer (I'm a Solicitor) for some years?
I'm sitting at my computer today thinking - I don't want to do this anymore.
I'm 100% a people person, I'm not a corporate lawyer. So my work is more court hearings and client meetings than drafting long documents.
What else could I do?
I'm not particularly high earning and could afford to take a pay cut so doesn't need to be very well paid.

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MuddyWalks · 02/03/2021 17:31

Teaching Assistant?

Arcadia · 02/03/2021 18:09

Thanks for all the points and suggestions. Reading them through, nothing appeals to me. Not to be rude to you for all your great ideas, but I think that shows me it's more that I've lost my 'spark' due to lockdown and being a massive extrovert. If I'm honest I'm just feeling a bit lazy at the moment.
I think I'll plug away at the judicial route and keep trying until I get it, so I can do alongside my usual role to keep it interesting.

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FrenchFancie · 02/03/2021 19:22

I was a solicitor in private client / tax planning. I’ve got to be honest, I never enjoyed it. I took a break when I had dd and am now working as a ta in primary (ks1). I really enjoy the job, no stress at all compared to what I used to do, on my feet and with (small) people all day not tied to a desk thinking in units of six minutes.
The pay is beyond crap though.

I’m thinking of retraining as a primary teacher but trying to decide if the trade off between the increased salary is work the extra stress.

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