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BigLaw: Top Five Reasons Why Large Law Firms Cause Depression

By Marin Feldman

Originally published on December 13, 2010 in our free BigLaw newsletter. You've probably run into a former miserable coworker who left biglaw and surfaced a month later looking like the million bucks he left on the table. It's almost as if, simply by quitting, he instantly kicked that seven-year antidepressant habit, dropped 10 pounds, and added years to his life. Of course, if you're still unhappily slaving away, encountering these Jimmy Buffets can throw your own misery into high relief. A widely cited Johns Hopkins study found that lawyers are more likely to suffer from depression than people in any other profession. Some have attributed this statistic to two personality traits — perfectionism and pessimism — rife among attorneys...continue to full post

Full post as published by TechnoLawyer Blog on January 03, 2011 (boomark / email).

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