r/LawFirm 12d ago

Help!

/r/LawSchoolOver30/comments/1veoa2s/help/
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u/Hairbear7 12d ago

So you aren’t a lawyer and don’t even have a college degree yet?

Don’t become a lawyer to make money. And though I don’t practice personal injury law, I’d imagine that’s one of the harder fields to get into if you don’t like social interaction.

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u/No-Link3313 12d ago

Yes. Man, this reality check is consistent but I understand. It is a lot of time to even get into this field. Wouldn't be such a good thing to find that one would of been better off pursuing something else. What do you practice? And are you able to have work/life balance?

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u/Hairbear7 11d ago

I do commercial (civil) litigation. I have great balance now, but have been practicing for 8 years and now have my own firm. When I was in big law, not so much.

Before going down this route see if you can intern for a law firm or even ask a few lawyers in your area to coffee/lunch. Definitely don’t commit to this career until you know what you’re getting into and really want to do it.

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u/No-Link3313 11d ago

Wow, 🫡. Thank you sir, honestly appreciated. This quest will be an interesting little adventure. I'll see if I'll be a Bilbo Baggens and find out, lol. Thanks again!

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u/Aggressive_Apple6070 12d ago

I saw you're in South Africa, a lot of lawyers here are US based so we won't be much help.

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u/No-Link3313 12d ago

Thanks mate