My husband has been an associate lawyer for the past 3 years at a firm that only practices family law. Long story short, he is burnt out and has grown to hate it for various reasons (i.e the clients, the work itself, the firm & partners).
He has been applying to jobs for the past 1.5 years, but has only been offered 1 interview in that time. The legal jobs he’s been applying to include in-house/corporate counsel and government positions, as he is not interested in switching to another private practice firm. The law-adjacent jobs that he’s been applying to are contract & compliance jobs.
I do my best to support with job hunting and resume/application editing, however I’m not in this field myself so I’m not sure if there’s anything else I can do to help.
I was wondering if anyone has advice on how to transition out of family law, or what sort of positions (law and non law related) might his experience be useful in? It’s been very discouraging for him, as most of these jobs he has applied for ask for many years of experience in areas that he just does not have.
For reference, we’re located in Ontario Canada.
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