I Left Law School. I do not see myself returning. Despite making Dean’s List and the top 15% at a great school (and offered a larger scholarship), I realized the profession isn’t for me. Obviously I can handle the work load and I previously worked as a legal assistant, but school drained all the passion I had for the field.
10 Reasons why I left (I could go on…):
1. I could not see myself happy as an attorney.
2. Extremely stressful career.
3. Paper-pushing, mundane tasks.
4. Dull reading and research.
5. Disagreeable clients.
6. Emphasis on the billable hour.
7. Attorneys are the most depressed professionals.
8. Time and investment into a career with smaller job prospects than I realized.
9. Unhealthy work environment.
10. Little work-life balance, especially difficult on women.
I have been working since freshman year of HS to get to this point and I no longer want it now. I am exploring careers to find something morally fulfilling and enjoyable. Good luck to everyone else in this same position. It’s not easy. It’s very embarassing and I didn’t even fail out! I am imagine my former classmates think I did, but I’ll never see most of them ever again and not one of my law school “friends” called me when I left – just strange texts and Facebook messages. If you’re failing or just not happy with your situation, life is short, and there’s no point to being drilled by professors and not sleeping to pursue something you’re not passionate about. But that’s just my 2 cents. Leaving law school is a very humbling experience – always being celebrated for being smart and talented – and now starting over. I don’t want to look back when I’m 40 and hate my life.
And for those of you never in law school, it’s really true – you can’t understand until you’re in it!
