Has anyone here left the law altogether? What was your experience and when did you know it was time to leave?

I'd leave if I thought there was a viable alternative. I'm a slave to student loans though. It feels like I should be able to make a career doing something else, but that doesn't seem to be the case.

At the same time, I just can't bring myself to go back to school. I loved learning prior to law school, but now the idea of going back to it... I'd sooner throw myself in front of a bus. I used to love reading too though. Since I can remember---from the time I was a little kid up until law school I was always reading a book and already another to go when I finished. I have zero desire to read for pleasure anymore.

Oops. Sorry for going sideways, it's been a brutal couple of months.

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