Lawyers are typically a pretty smart and resilient bunch who can succeed in any environment. But where would you be best placed to play to your strengths, enjoy yourself and really thrive? thorough
Are you better suited to private practice or in-house?
In my last article, I delved into the differences between legal roles in private practice versus in-house.
The roles and the environments can be starkly different, so it follows that different skills, qualities or personality traits will lend themselves more naturally to success in one environment over the other. These differences come into focus even more when we talk about which environment individuals are more likely to enjoy, particularly because many lawyers could excel in any environment.
So where are you more likely to thrive?