Is It A Bad Idea To Quit Without Another Job? Quitting Law Without Another Job Lined Up

Описание: Are you thinking about quitting your job as a lawyer and wondering how bad it is to have a resume gap? I know plenty of lawyers who have taken a sabbatical from the law for a time, or just straight up quit their job as a lawyer before pivoting into a non-legal career with their J.D.

The question of whether you can quit your law job without another job lined up continues to come up often, and there are definitely some things to consider if you want to quit law and find an alternative career. This video provides some things to consider if you're contemplating taking a break from law or simply quitting law.

For more about whether having a resumé gap is a problem, read the blog post or listen to the podcast episode, Resume Gaps As A Lawyer - How Bad Are They Really? https://www.formerlawyer.com/2021/07/...

00:00 Thinking about quitting law? This is for you
00:14 Who am I and what's this channel about?
00:32 The most lawyerly answer (and why it's kinda right)
00:43 Basic questions that you need to answer if you're considering quitting without another job lined up
01:24 The LinkedIn consensus about a resumé gap
01:44 Why what you want to do next matters (and what prestige has to do with it)
02:31 How the lawyer bubble distorts your thinking about a resumé gap
02:52 Doing what is best and avoiding the trap of the "optimal" solution
03:32 A resource for anyone thinking about quitting law without another job lined up

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Wondering where to start if you're thinking about leaving the law? Get my free guide, First Steps To Leaving The Law - https://www.formerlawyer.com/first

Read Alternative Careers for Lawyers: What To Do When You Want To Quit Law, my epic blog post with 60+ examples of alternative careers for lawyers with real-life examples - https://www.formerlawyer.com/alternat...

Listen to interviews with former lawyers about their journeys out of the law on The Former Lawyer Podcast - https://www.formerlawyer.com/podcast

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