What is it that’s made you decide commercial law isn’t for you?
What kind of things are you looking for from a career?
I might be able to give a bit more direction once I have that kind of insight.
First of all Thanks a lot for the reply, I really appreciate it as I’m feeling quite disillusioned right now.
essentially, I’ve been paralegalling for about a year now (had 2 different paralegal jobs at 2 different firms) and I’ve hated them both. I dislike the poor training and lack of communication (although I assume wfh doesn’t help this) and also the sheer workload at times is borderline exploitative imo. I’ve also realised that some of the things that corporate lawyers/ aspiring corporate lawyers have in common simply do not interest me. I don’t enjoy reading the Financial Times, the economist etc.
In terms of what I’d like from a career I would say work life balance is important. I’m definitely willing to work hard and am more than happy to work long hours when needed. I also want something where I can be creative and given a bit of autonomy to solve a problem my own way similar to how one is given an essay in University and left to answer it however they please.
sorry for the long essay!