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Midcareer Malaise

Posted Sep 1, 2008, 08:15 am CDT
By Leslie A. Gordon

Aminah Bhatti
Photo by Callie Lipkin
Aging by Joe Mullins

A lingering identity crisis can present itself when these attorneys hit the proverbial fork in the road. This is the point at which they are either going to make partner or make a change, the point at which they have a command of their subject matter but need to bring in more cli­ents, the point at which—like Wait—they’ve become bored or weary and need to shake things up.

These midcareer crises are occurring earlier because the practice of law, particularly at large law firms, has changed. In the past, lawyers worked as associates for five or six years, made… Continue reading...

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