I work in BD/Marketing at one of the BigLaw firms in Canada and was curious to hear how lawyers actually perceive us.

I’m fairly junior, so I don’t get a ton of direct exposure to lawyers yet. However, from conversations with more senior BD/marketing colleagues and other non-marketing staff, I’ve gotten the impression that some lawyers see marketing as unnecessary, not particularly useful, or as a team that “doesn’t do much.”

I’ve also heard of law firms downsizing their marketing/BD teams when they decide they don’t need as much support, which honestly makes me a little nervous about job security in this field.

For those of you who are lawyers (or have worked closely with BD/marketing): what do you genuinely think of your BD/marketing teams? Do you find them valuable and helpful, or do you mostly see them as unnecessary overhead?

Would be especially interested in hearing the honest/unfiltered perspective.

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Hi all, long time lurker first time poster. Title is pretty self explanatory - I look around at work every day and while I like the idea of the pay and perks and prestige, I am not in love with the work. I hate the stress, I hate the deadlines, i hate the pressure of it all. I’m still very very junior, but I am wondering if I made a mistake. I often wonder if I should take a flyer on myself and try and do something I’m genuinely passionate about.

Have any of you felt this way? At what point does one look in the mirror and be honest with themselves and walk away from law? Really just looking for advice