- SHARE:
Changing Legal Job - Quitting your Legal Employment
HG.org Legal Employment Center
Leaving Your Legal Job
- Alternative Careers for JD's
Occasionally, lawyers find themselves at a crossroads in their careers. They reach the conclusion that the practice of law no longer interests them, which raises the question about what they can do with their law degrees besides practicing law.
- Alternative Legal Careers
How to search for career opportunities outside the legal field.
- Creating a Satisfying Second Act in Your Legal Career
Attorneys are widely perceived as successful in life and many would affirm their satisfaction with their careers. But lawyers who can claim they “couldn’t be happier” are rare, and far more common are those who don’t take time to consider how making changes might yield greater satisfaction.
- Law Students Demand More from the Profession
After the better part of a decade in post-law school employment, you might find yourself asking, "Is this all there is?"
- Leaving a Law Job Without Leaving a Bad Taste
Some things to consider when leaving your legal job.
- Leaving your Legal Career Far Behind
These women went into the law for all of the right reasons -- and some wrong ones -- but then listened to that inner voice.
- Quitting Your Job - About.com
People quit their jobs for a variety of reasons. These reasons include a lack of advancement opportunities, they want more money, or simply because they are unhappy. Find out how to decide when to leave your employer and how to do it diplomatically.
- Resignation Letter Template
Resignation letter templates, formats, examples, samples and writing tips. Includes resignation letter samples and a resignation letter template that you may download for personal use. Also called a letter of resignation.
Losing your Job
- 100 Tips, Tools, and Resources to Help You Survive Without a Job
At some point in their life, everyone has to deal with losing a job. The below sites are essential resources for those who need help with dealing with unemployment, getting expert advice, as well as preparing for the search for the next employer.
- 8 Strategies for Bouncing Back from Job Loss
Actions you can take to get back to work.
- Fired...
It hurts to lose your job, but developing a clear job search strategy will help ease the pain.
- Fired: How to Handle a Termination or Being Fired
What to do when you get fired? Some tips on getting started.
- How to Deal With Losing Your Job
Few of us are immune to the possibility of losing our jobs, but when a redundancy notice arrives, it can still be a shocking experience
- How to Do a Job Interview After Being Fired
Most people regard getting fired as a black mark on their resume. However, many people who hire and fire everyday, know that they have released good people who were a bad fit for their company.
- I've been fired! Now what?
FAQ on losing your job.
- What To Do If You Lose Your Job
The company you work for is going through some rough, uncertain times, and you learn that your job may be in jeopardy. What should you do?
- Your Rights If You Lose Your Job
Information regarding your rights if you lose your job.
Legal Career Change
- Career Change for Lawyers in a Global Economy
Advice on the steps to take to make a career change.
- Developing Your Legal Career
You’re thinking about advancing your career. What would you like to be doing in five or ten years? Whatever your ambition, now is the time to build a foundation for the future.
- Exploring Career Changes: Services Available To Attorneys In Transition
This handout focuses on the private coaching services available to lawyers to assist with a career transition and also offers suggestions on free alternative sources of help.
- Is it Time to Make a Change?
Where are you in your career right now? Which road do you plan to travel down next? Advice on how to make the decision for a change.
- Roadmap to Attorney Career Changes
Some thoughts on career change for lawyers.
Relocating
- Job-Seeker Relocation Resources
Collection of the best relocation and moving tools and resources to assist job-seekers who are considering relocating.
- Moving Your Career to Another City
Before you relocate, it is important to distinguish the types of legal professionals that are likely to have the most success in relocating from those who will not have success.
- New City, New Job: How to Conduct a Long-Distance Job Search
How do you go about landing a job in a new locale when your current location is far from your destination?
- Relocating to a New City
Many lawyers may find themselves in the position where they will have to relocate during some period of their career. Relocation may be necessary for family reasons, to find employment in your desired field or to return home after having attended law school in a different city. Either way there are a few things that one needs to take into consideration when relocating and looking for legal employment.
- Relocation
Advice on relocating.
- Should I Stay or Should I Go?
What to do when your firm decides to relocate.
Alternative Legal Work Options
- Advice and Testimonials from Law Graduates Who Chose Not to Practice Law
Career alternatives for lawyers.
- Better on Balance?
Attorneys employed in law firms seek in-house positions because of the type of work, to be part of a strategic decision-making team, to have a proactive role in counseling clients, and, many say, to have a better quality of life.
- Jobs for Lawyers: Alternatives to Practicing Law
There are good news for the lawyer pursuing alternative work arrangements, read this article to find out.
- Overcoming the Stigmas of Alternative Work Arrangements
The struggle to balance career and family is not a new problem, but one that many employers have recently started to address and implement policies about.
- The Case Against Being Trapped in the Law
Some of the common myths that keep lawyers feeling trapped in their jobs - myths that need to be debunked.
Legal Articles Related to Employment and Labor
- Problems with California's Bill Limiting Workers' Compensation for Out-of-State AthletesCalifornia has moved one step closer to making its controversial workers’ compensation bill a reality. Earlier this month, the California Senate voted to pass the bill, which restricts most professional athletes playing for out-of-state teams from filing workers’ compensation claims in California. The bill is now awaiting the signature of Gov. Jerry Brown.
- Can Store Uniforms Constitute Religious Discrimination?A former Abercrombie & Fitch employee has won a major discrimination case against the popular clothing company. Umme-Hani Khan, a 19 year old Muslim woman obtained the assistance of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
- Illinois Industrial AccidentsIn Illinois, employers have a duty to their employees to provide a safe work environment that protects them for injury on the job. This is even more true where industrial equipment or manufacturing machines are in use. But, industrial workplaces like factories, energy plants and warehouses have a higher than average rate of injury and death for their workers.
- Habitually Absent, Tardy, or Sick? How to Deal with Employees Who Are Not Coming to WorkDo you have a trouble employee that can never seem to make it to work when they are supposed to? Either they are always late or they are not there at all? How should you go about disciplining this employee, particularly if you have let it slide in the past? Is there any risk to firing someone for claiming too much sick time (even if they are entitled to those days under the terms of their employment)?
- What to do if You Have Been Fired for WhistleblowingA "whistleblower" is someone who reports a violation of the law by his or her employer. The violation may be against the reporting employee, as with sexual harassment claims, or may be a general violation like illegally polluting, securities violations, etc. While the law is supposed to protect people for doing the right thing, often whistleblowers are fired after reporting the inappropriate situation. So what should you do if you have been fired after blowing the whistle?
- How to Deal with Sexual Harassment in the WorkplaceSexual harassment is usually defined by Courts and employers using the definition of sexual harassment contained in the guidelines of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). This language has also formed the basis for most state laws prohibiting sexual harassment. The guidelines define sexual harassment as:
- My Employer Didn't Pay Me, Now What?Employment law can be confusing and it can be difficult to learn what your rights are and what you are entitled to. When an employer does not pay for something (whether regular wages, overtime, tip splitting, reimbursements, or something else) it can be very frightening and confusing. Is the employer right? Should I even bother fighting? This is a list of ten workplace violations that employees should be aware of and for which legal help may be available:
- Who is Protected from Employment Discrimination?The quick answer is everyone is protected from employment discrimination. But, more specifically, who are the protected classes? Which businesses are subject to employment discrimination standards? What constitutes discrimination?
- The Basics of Workers' Compensation in Illinois: An OverviewIllinois workers' compensation laws allow employees who are injured in the course of their work on a job to seek payment from their employer's workers' compensation insurance carrier for their injuries. If you believe you have a workers' compensation claim, you should try to gain a basic understanding of laws dealing with workers' compensation in Illinois.
- How Disabled Do You Have to Be to Get Social Security Disability Benefits?You do not have to be "totally disabled" or an invalid! For many claimants, you only have to be disabled from your former type of work. The Social Security Administration will take into consideration your age, education and past work experience in deciding if you are disabled under their rules. Every case is unique.
