Money vs. Work-Life Balance: Making the Right Job Choice

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• Harrison advises young attorneys to choose law firms that offer a lot of work and lower-level tasks to become proficient before moving to higher levels.
• It's better to prioritize getting the best training in the early stages of your career, as it will benefit you later on.
• While having a work-life balance is important, choosing a demanding work environment early on can provide valuable training and skills.
• Ultimately, it's up to personal preference and disposition, but the right job choice can make a big difference in your career.

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Transcript:

When anyone is a young attorney, you have a much different energy level than you will have. When you're older, you're also more open to learning. And so law firms that are giving you a lot of work when you're young that are very prestigious will teach you how to do things right. They'll give you a lot of work, typically teach you a lot of lower-level tasks, and expect you to become proficient in that before you get to a higher level.

Get the training first, and then once you have the training, it will put you in much better shape later on. Having a work-life balance is good. You may want to have a work-life balance at some point in your career, meaning you may decide that. That's more important to you than working in a demanding environment.

It may be healthier for you and more appropriate for your disposition. So there's nothing wrong with that. But if I was you and I was young, I would take the fun one that gives you the best training when you're young. Because that training, by the way, makes a big difference.