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<blockquote data-quote="lavidaloca" data-source="post: 811023" data-attributes="member: 565"><p>Personally, I'm quite happy as a lawyer though I will admit when I went solo I gained a lot of weight pretty quick from the stress / anxiety although I'm sure thats a thing many new business owners suffer from.</p><p></p><p>Did it suck going from in shape to out of shape. Sure. But with 6 or so months in the gym I'll be back where I was and making a heck of a lot more money than before. Sucks, but would I do it again? For sure.</p><p></p><p>With that said, law is not the career to go if you want to retire early. It takes too long in school and is the schooling is too expensive. </p><p></p><p>It's a tough business where often no one really wins. </p><p></p><p>Litigation in a nut shell is this</p><p></p><p>2 people want a full glass of water. The ideal scenario is probably that they each get half a glass of water. Although both sides each want the entire glass.</p><p></p><p>What typically happens is they fight until theres only 50% of the water left. The lawyer and the court system has drank 40%. They then either settle or go to trial. If they settle they each get 25%. </p><p></p><p>If they go to trial each risks going very negative i.e. owing a ton of water. One side may get 100% the other side may go -200%.</p><p></p><p>A lot of lawyers get brought down because of this system where your gain is your clients loss in litigation. I think if you want a nice easier existence in law better to just practice as a solicitor. Being a litigator you have to be very analytical and to see things in ways no one else does. You also have to have balls. If you come across as weak people and people know or think your the type to roll over they will crush you very quickly. </p><p></p><p>Most lawyers are great at reading the law but not good at creating a piece of art. <strong>To be a good litigator you have to read, interpret and then create your own piece of art. </strong></p><p></p><p>Programming, CS degrees sound like a much more relaxing profession that probably 98% of the population is better suited for.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="lavidaloca, post: 811023, member: 565"] Personally, I'm quite happy as a lawyer though I will admit when I went solo I gained a lot of weight pretty quick from the stress / anxiety although I'm sure thats a thing many new business owners suffer from. Did it suck going from in shape to out of shape. Sure. But with 6 or so months in the gym I'll be back where I was and making a heck of a lot more money than before. Sucks, but would I do it again? For sure. With that said, law is not the career to go if you want to retire early. It takes too long in school and is the schooling is too expensive. It's a tough business where often no one really wins. Litigation in a nut shell is this 2 people want a full glass of water. The ideal scenario is probably that they each get half a glass of water. Although both sides each want the entire glass. What typically happens is they fight until theres only 50% of the water left. The lawyer and the court system has drank 40%. They then either settle or go to trial. If they settle they each get 25%. If they go to trial each risks going very negative i.e. owing a ton of water. One side may get 100% the other side may go -200%. A lot of lawyers get brought down because of this system where your gain is your clients loss in litigation. I think if you want a nice easier existence in law better to just practice as a solicitor. Being a litigator you have to be very analytical and to see things in ways no one else does. You also have to have balls. If you come across as weak people and people know or think your the type to roll over they will crush you very quickly. Most lawyers are great at reading the law but not good at creating a piece of art. [b]To be a good litigator you have to read, interpret and then create your own piece of art. [/b] Programming, CS degrees sound like a much more relaxing profession that probably 98% of the population is better suited for. [/QUOTE]
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