Doctors and lawyers are in no way comparable and don't switch jobs as developers do. Also the pace of change in law and medicine is extremely slow. It's an ex

Doctors and lawyers are in no way comparable and don't switch jobs as developers do. Also the pace of change in law and medicine is extremely slow. It's an exciting year when you have to consider a new drug or new law. Otherwise, the only question is whether you can increase volume without doing any career-ending malpractice, and how you round off the sharp edges of your workplace. edit: this is for seniors. Associate lawyers have very high attrition rates, losing 1 in 5 per year (1 in 4 for people of color). The vast majority of people leaving law school will not be doing law after 6 years.