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How Scarcity Keeps Lawyers in Jobs They Don’t Want

How Scarcity Keeps Lawyers in Jobs They Don’t Want

Update: 2025-11-10
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A lot of lawyers assume that making more money will make leaving easier. In reality, the opposite often happens. Once you are in a high-paying legal job, it can feel like there is no other path that will work. People outside the profession are usually surprised by this. They assume lawyers have endless options, but many lawyers feel they have to hang on to what they have because there may not be anything else that fits.

See show notes at formerlawyer.com/289

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How Scarcity Keeps Lawyers in Jobs They Don’t Want

How Scarcity Keeps Lawyers in Jobs They Don’t Want

Sarah Cottrell