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I am considering a career change from law to nursing. I am a practicing attorney and am very unhappy in my current career. I am actually one of the lucky ones who did very well in law school and, as a result, have a very "good" law job, with an exc...

I am one of those "oops, I don't like this" lawyers who is looking to become a nurse. Luckily, I am debt free. If I were not, I would not have the luxury of looking for a new career as not many jobs pay as well as law. Be VERY sure you want to be ...

Paco386 (and anyone else), what type of experience did you have with volunteering at the hospital? I am interested in doing this, but all the volunteer positions I can find are basically desk jobs that would not allow me to work with or observe nurs...

Thanks everyone for resurrecting the old thread! I love all the new points of view and am so excited to learn there are so many lawyers out there who have made the leap to nursing. It is very encouraging. I am still a practicing attorney, about to ...

EnRsmom, it sounds like I have a job very similar to the one you left. I am in corporate litigation at a large firm and pretty much handcuffed to my blackberry 24/7. To those who think that being a lawyer provides autonomy, yes and no. As a lawye...

Thanks for the replies. It's nice to know I am not alone. All of the searches I have conducted on this site have nurses going back to law school, not the other way around. And, I fully realize the salary will be lower in nursing, and am prepared fo...