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Work Anniversary

Alnitak said:
So today I celebrated one full year with my current employer, a law office.

I never thought I would make it. Very stressful.

How many years have you been working at your work place or self-employed?
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I'm an evergreen temp worker and I stopped counting years ago. My current 'job' started a few months ago... I think.
 
Alnitak said:
Lawyers always take more cases than they can handle, especially personal injury. Workers' comp and small auto accidents do not generate a profit, so it takes a huge caseload to make a living.
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Thank you for taking the time to answer thoroughly.

So, care to elaborate on "to make a living"? Do you mean to pay off law school, to pay high rents in swank buildings to get higher end clientele?

Or do you simply mean to be able to work a 30 hour week, to drive new and embarrassingly expensive cars, take vacations to Tahiti, and wear clothes that cost more than the monthly grocery budgets of working class people?
 
Congratulations Matt.

I have worked too many years to even think about it. I shall be retiring early in a few weeks. Looking forward to the summer.
 
NotHardUp1 said:
Thank you for taking the time to answer thoroughly.

So, care to elaborate on "to make a living"? Do you mean to pay off law school, to pay high rents in swank buildings to get higher end clientele?

Or do you simply mean to be able to work a 30 hour week, to drive new and embarrassingly expensive cars, take vacations to Tahiti, and wear clothes that cost more than the monthly grocery budgets of working class people?
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The average attorney fee for a minor accident runs anywhere from a few hundred to a few thousand. A sole proprietor will not have the resources to handle more than 100-200 such cases at a time and usually a smattering other cases such as minor criminal, estates, divorces, etc. Bear in mind a lawyer will lose a considerable number of contingency fee cases, pouring money into said loser cases along the way. With two assistant salaries being typical and office expenses, a personal injury lawyer will struggle to make a six figure salary. The first attorney I worked for made less than I do now, because my current firm struck a gold mine during the height of asbestos litigation and they can afford the overhead. Rich lawyers are rarer than one might think. As you mentioned, law school loans is a serious problem for young lawyers.
 
dpnice said:
Can’t you retire at 65 like us other English mortals ?
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Morning David.

Alas, no. We used to be able to retire at 65, but that system was changed about three years ago. They want to get their moneys worth.
 
Alnitak said:
So today I celebrated one full year with my current employer, a law office.

I never thought I would make it. Very stressful.

How many years have you been working at your work place or self-employed?
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Twenty 23 years, then left for 2 years, came back for another 7 plus years.
 
Would have been my 3 year anniversary at my last job last week if the business hadn’t closed at the end of last year. I’ve been doing the same job very part time myself since then just to pay the bills and get by while battling the worst round of depression in probably 5+ years.
 
Have you thought, or do you ever think of moving into another area of the law, say, government, corporate or perhaps an NGO? I have friend who works in a county counsel office, another for the district attorney, and another who is in an office that specializes in land use issues. Each seems relatively happy. I have a great friend from HS whose first degree is in Engineering and second in Law. He's now working in IP in Silicon Valley, and very happy and successful doing so, but it didn't happen immediately and took him a number of moves. He was arguably the smartest, most driven guy in my class, so it's no surprise he's landed where he has.

I spent 3 years earning zilch in a very prestigious architecture firm (but made great contacts), then another few years earning slightly more than zilch in a large international office (and made more great contacts), then had a loose partnership with a former teacher at the same time as I was also teaching in architecture school, also earning zilch (but great on the resume'). During some periods probably brought in more money as an escort than as an architect. I am not the exception--as earning zilch while starting out in architecture is SOP. I only started making real money when I had my own office with a partner. I have now been completely on my own for the last five or so years. Have always been pretty happy with what I was doing, even when I was working impossible hours doing work of seemingly little importance. I still have to deal with matters of little importance, but I also have the opportunity to create beautiful buildings and wonderful spaces--the creative aspect of what I do satisfies me greatly, the business aspect not at all. All said I am happy with my career and how it has evolved and changed over the years.

Inertia is not your friend!
 
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