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why are so many lawyers depressed?

genetic?
Aquamarine Police Squad
  03/02/17
Job sucks and is stressful Also, for many being a lawyer...
Useless wonderful institution
  03/02/17
Law manages to be both boring and incredibly stressful at th...
big parlour
  03/02/17
This and don't forget: If you manage not to fuck up, or e...
insane light macaca
  03/02/17
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stirring pisswyrm background story
  03/02/17
You've come to the right place
nubile judgmental queen of the night
  03/02/17
The law is to die, to die is to law.
vibrant site love of her life
  03/02/17
...
Arthur Koestler
  03/29/26
lol
Only sane guy in the room
  03/29/26


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Date: March 2nd, 2017 4:24 PM
Author: Aquamarine Police Squad

genetic?

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Date: March 2nd, 2017 4:26 PM
Author: Useless wonderful institution

Job sucks and is stressful

Also, for many being a lawyer was not their first pick for a career. Many probably had dreams about this or that that they gave up on and are still bitter about it.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3541441&forum_id=2#32737908)



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Date: March 2nd, 2017 4:32 PM
Author: big parlour

Law manages to be both boring and incredibly stressful at the same time.

The work is rote and mind numbing. Drafting and reading very dense, very boring documents.

You need to pay attention to detail ALL THE TIME. That detail appears in the world's most boring documents. If you missed one point in one of the 50 cases you researched, you get shit on. If you didn't change one clause in a 60 page contract, you get shit on.

You have to argue all the time. Everyone you encounter is trying to outmaneuver you or prove something.

You spend all day dealing with other people's problems. All you do is make other people's problems your problems. This is not just true in litigation.



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3541441&forum_id=2#32737957)



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Date: March 2nd, 2017 4:35 PM
Author: insane light macaca

This and don't forget:

If you manage not to fuck up, or even do something well, you get a minor head nod best case. Worst case you get asked why the rest of your work isn't this good.



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Date: March 2nd, 2017 4:32 PM
Author: stirring pisswyrm background story



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Date: March 2nd, 2017 4:49 PM
Author: nubile judgmental queen of the night

You've come to the right place

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3541441&forum_id=2#32738123)



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Date: March 2nd, 2017 4:49 PM
Author: vibrant site love of her life

The law is to die, to die is to law.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3541441&forum_id=2#32738129)



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Date: March 29th, 2026 4:32 AM
Author: Arthur Koestler



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Date: March 29th, 2026 5:26 AM
Author: Only sane guy in the room

lol

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