The majority of senior lawyers are anxious about their future career prospects, with many doubting the value of their business contacts outside of the support structure of their law firm, according to Legal Week's latest Big Question survey. In a legal landscape where regular lateral moves throughout a partner's career are now commonplace, many feel uncertain about their future career path. Seventy-four percent of respondents expressed some level of anxiety about their professional future - including 30% who said they were 'quite' or 'very' anxious - while only 26% felt completely confident.
September 01, 2010 at 02:59 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Legalweek
Senior lawyers lack confidence about their future job prospects, unconvinced their business contacts will help them forge a career outside law. Friederike Heine reports
The majority of senior lawyers are anxious about their future career prospects, with many doubting the value of their business contacts outside of the support structure of their law firm, according to Legal Week’s latest Big Question survey.
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