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<blockquote data-quote="Putt5353" data-source="post: 91919" data-attributes="member: 17999"><p>[USER=16031]@LlamaLaw[/USER], [USER=1572]@Dheepa[/USER], [USER=17155]@AvniD[/USER] thank you so much for your insightful replies. It really helps to hear from others that have been through this, especially others in the legal profession. I think that one of the difficulties with working in law is that it’s so competitive that it forces everyone to talk up themselves and their experiences/achievements all the time, so everyone seems to be walking around with this aura of self-confidence - it just makes it feel like there’s no space for anyone who feels even slightly ‘less than’.</p><p>I used to look for different goals in the future that I thought would make me feel ‘worthy’ e.g. ‘when I’ve got my masters degree I’ll feel like I belong’, and then that became ‘when I’ve got my first legal role’ and then ‘when I start my TC’. Then lately that changed to ‘maybe when I’ve qualified’, but I’ve realised that the goal posts just keep moving and I don’t feel any different about myself.</p><p>Your replies have helped to see that I need to start looking at myself, and the things I’ve already achieved, rather than always aiming for then next thing that I hope will make me see myself differently.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Putt5353, post: 91919, member: 17999"] [USER=16031]@LlamaLaw[/USER], [USER=1572]@Dheepa[/USER], [USER=17155]@AvniD[/USER] thank you so much for your insightful replies. It really helps to hear from others that have been through this, especially others in the legal profession. I think that one of the difficulties with working in law is that it’s so competitive that it forces everyone to talk up themselves and their experiences/achievements all the time, so everyone seems to be walking around with this aura of self-confidence - it just makes it feel like there’s no space for anyone who feels even slightly ‘less than’. I used to look for different goals in the future that I thought would make me feel ‘worthy’ e.g. ‘when I’ve got my masters degree I’ll feel like I belong’, and then that became ‘when I’ve got my first legal role’ and then ‘when I start my TC’. Then lately that changed to ‘maybe when I’ve qualified’, but I’ve realised that the goal posts just keep moving and I don’t feel any different about myself. Your replies have helped to see that I need to start looking at myself, and the things I’ve already achieved, rather than always aiming for then next thing that I hope will make me see myself differently. [/QUOTE]
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