legal sanity

When I left big firm practice, it was to fulfill a dream of having my own firm where I helped my clients assess their legal issues in terms of their real needs and larger life interests. It’s been a bumpy journey in spots and my vision of the “perfect career” has certainly morphed and evolved over time, but I’ve learned much along the way and love what I now do as a lawyer and mediator. Here’s an article from the ABA’s Law Practice Magazine about lawyers who pursued their dream careers both in and outside the law. I like it very much for its candor about the self-effort that it takes to “dig out” our dreams and move towards fulfilling them. I also like the individual lawyer profiles for their upbeat message that those dreams definitely can come true.