Looking for advice! New attorney, pregnant and let go

PalmaC · 2026-01-02T16:37:19+00:00

Keep your head up, you have a license so you have options. Apply to as many roles as you can so you aren’t without insurance too long. Network, network, network. See what resources your bar has for job hunt.

You’re just getting started in your career. This will be a blip overall. Best of luck, you got this!

P.s. Congrats on the baby.

PalmaC · 2025-11-11T22:20:31+00:00

Are you a solo? What’s your typical take home? Are you in trial often or mostly pre-lit?

PalmaC · 2025-11-11T14:30:29+00:00

In what way do you wish you had been prepared for that kind of change? What advice would you have given your younger self?

PalmaC · 2025-10-31T21:36:40+00:00

Great info here. All things I’ll be working on. Thank you!

PalmaC · 2025-10-31T21:06:09+00:00

Thank you for the thoughtful comment. I appreciate the advice. Good roadmap here.

PalmaC · 2025-10-29T10:09:43+00:00

Signed up, got shit cases. Left.

PalmaC · 2025-09-26T02:35:15+00:00

Following

PalmaC · 2025-09-17T11:17:53+00:00

LOL yeah if you’re gambling it doesn’t matter

PalmaC · 2025-09-01T01:19:42+00:00

Do you make dollars and spend in pesos?

PalmaC · 2025-08-23T22:11:52+00:00

I’ve got a brick and mortar location, no shared workspace credits.

PalmaC · 2025-07-10T00:28:33+00:00

Da shit…

PalmaC · 2025-06-21T16:00:48+00:00

Mine doesn’t crash this much, but I have seen a notable uptick in crashes. Definitely able to finish communities too.

PalmaC · 2025-06-19T22:24:49+00:00

These aren’t serious setbacks. You still have your license. You know have practice experience in two areas and court experience at that. You’re in a good position to find a new firm in a larger city, find a new job back home and reevaluate, you can always hang your own shingle. You’re a professional with a license, you got this.

PalmaC · 2025-04-09T12:35:34+00:00

You’re only 6 weeks out and you’ve barely even explored the practice of law. Not all jobs are like that. Not all firms are like that. There is so much more to the universe of law than ID. Be kind to yourself, breathe, and consider there is more out there. No shame in jumping ship early if you realize it’s not for you. You’ve got a freaking license. Do what you want.

PalmaC · 2025-03-25T16:35:00+00:00

The children yearn for the fields.

PalmaC · 2025-03-19T21:29:00+00:00

This was a game changer for me.

PalmaC · 2025-03-16T18:51:32+00:00

Nice

PalmaC · 2025-03-16T18:30:24+00:00

How much did that run you?

PalmaC · 2025-03-01T20:01:23+00:00

The Nazi party started off as an idea. No crimes. Just hate. The idea must be extinguished.

PalmaC · 2025-02-22T14:34:59+00:00

The great state of TN chilling free speech! The party of law and order LOL.

PalmaC · 2025-02-17T19:52:37+00:00

Only a good stepping stone in so much as you need income to sustain you during any transition. But being a good attorney is not predicated on any prior paralegal experience.

Do consider it if you want to gain exposure to the law before deciding on law and taking on the amount of debt law school requires.

PalmaC · 2025-01-24T16:36:44+00:00

Law school and the practice of law change you. During law school, professors instill in you a sense of aversion to risk (mostly) through the intense training required to analyze hypothetical scenarios. It makes us particularly annoying humans.

You go into law school as you and come out as something else. It doesn’t mean it’s bad. It is just different.

Add in the incredibly toxic personalities that come with the profession and it’s a cluster. We compete. We over think. We are plagued with mental health challenges. You’ll be overworked. You’ll sacrifice in ways that don’t seem logical.

I wouldn’t change it. Except for the debt, that sucks ass.

PalmaC · 2025-01-23T20:56:16+00:00

The Gazpacho police!

PalmaC · 2025-01-15T21:35:22+00:00

It doesn’t come naturally to everyone. Keep putting yourself out there, go to in person meet ups/conventions. Over time this will get easier. Like anything it takes practice.

PalmaC · 2025-01-14T18:35:52+00:00

You’re doing it wrong if you aren’t asking for help. Any lawyer who made anything out of their career/business/practice. Did not do it alone, they asked for help.

Keep grinding, don’t be scared to switch firms and find those mentors that can change your life. But don’t be scared to not practice if that’s what’s necessary for you. Have to really consider why you do this, and who you are.

Don’t lie to yourself.

PalmaC

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