An Attorney’s Armor
Getting fired, or experiencing the disapproval of a law firm, is very difficult for most attorneys. For the most part, being an attorney is a middle-class profession. Attorneys go to...
Attorney Career Advice
What to Do if You Are Fired as an Attorney from a Law Firm (or Worried You Are Going to Lose Your Job)
Apr 09, 2020
At some point in their careers, most attorneys get fired or are in danger of getting fired from their law firm jobs.
The reaction you have to losing your job, or needing to find a new one, often determines the quality of the rest of your career. I have seen countless attorneys who get fired—or who worry they are going to get fired—have a variety of positive and negative reactions. If you react in a negative or over-the-top way to being fired (or the threat of this happening), you are only hurting yourself. I have seen many attorneys go off the rails after losing their job or having a negative experience in a law firm, and it never ends well. At work and in life, it is always important to react in a positive way when something negative happens to you.
An Attorney’s Armor
Getting fired, or experiencing the disapproval of a law firm, is very difficult for most attorneys. For the most part, being an attorney is a middle-class profession. Attorneys go to...
