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Are you a disillusioned lawyer?
- Steph Turner
- Dec 7, 2024
- 9 min read
Updated: Dec 11, 2024
Are you disillusioned with lawyers? Do you long for a different career?
Become a need-responder. You give up the adversarial role of attorney to mutually apply the law to everyone's benefit.
Get in on the ground floor and help co-create this amazing alternative to legal services. Help us all resolve more needs to help us improve our overall wellness.
Which do you prefer?
Remain working in a profession you find dissatisfying, hoping somehow things will get better.
OR
Join efforts to co-create a fresh alternative for accountably responding to your needs.
When prompting ChatGPT for the “top reasons lawyers can be disenchanted with practicing law,” it offered these 15 pain points. See how the new professional service of need-response answers each one.
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After each of these items below, see how need-response can be far, far better. Click the right arrow to expand the text.
After each point below, see how need-response can be far, far better. This is where you can join the effort. You are welcomed to respond to this vision, add to it, critique it, and help shape this alternative. Join us in resolving more needs to improve our overall wellness, which the law itself can never do.
According to ChatGPT, “Lawyers can become disenchanted with practicing law for a variety of reasons. Here are some common ones.”
“Law is a high-pressure profession with tight deadlines, heavy caseloads, and significant client expectations. This constant stress can lead to burnout over time.”
Need-response shares the heavy lifting with the client’s support team.
“Long hours, frequent overtime, and the expectation to always be available can make it challenging to maintain a healthy work-life balance.”
Need-response grants you more space to live your life fully.
“Some lawyers find that their work doesn’t align with their personal values or passions, particularly in roles that feel more transactional than meaningful.”
Need-response features a noble cause that provides meaning to your efforts.
“The financial burden of law school loans can weigh heavily, especially if the lawyer's salary doesn’t meet their financial needs or expectations.”
Need-responders creates opportunity to earn a lucrative income.
“Managing clients who are unreasonable, demanding, or emotionally draining can contribute to job dissatisfaction.”
Need-response screens a client’s fit for the need-response approach.
“For many, practicing law involves a lot of repetitive tasks like document review, drafting, and administrative duties, which can feel unchallenging or tedious over time.”
Need-response shifts such work to support team members and AI.
“Constantly dealing with conflict—whether in litigation, negotiations, or disputes—can take a psychological toll on some lawyers.”
Need-responders turns conflicts into opportunities for beneficial mutual support.
“In some legal fields or firms, the path to advancement can be slow, uncertain, or overly competitive, leaving lawyers feeling stuck.”
Need-response offers new paths for professional success and prestige.
09 Firm Culture
“The culture of certain law firms can be toxic or overly focused on billable hours, making the workplace feel impersonal or unsupportive.”
Need-response stays accountable to improved wellness outcomes.
“Clients increasingly demand quicker results, lower fees, and more accessible communication, which can increase stress and decrease job satisfaction.”
Need-response creates prompt improvements at lower costs with transparency.
“The legal profession has high rates of anxiety, depression, and substance abuse, often exacerbated by the stress and demands of the job.”
Need-response prioritizes everyone’s affected needs to improve overall wellbeing.
“Lawyers can face moral conflicts when representing clients or causes that conflict with their personal beliefs.”
Need-response identifies the needs behind moral conflicts.
“In some areas, there are more lawyers than opportunities, which can result in underemployment or the need to take on less desirable cases.”
Need-response opens an untapped market for creating new kinds of value.
“Solo practitioners or those in small firms often experience income instability, especially during economic downturns.”
Need-response financially backs cases not generating sufficient revenue.
“The focus on billable hours, profitability, and meeting financial targets can overshadow the human aspects of the profession.”
Need-response economically incentivizes the priority of improved wellness.
ChatGPT adds, “Addressing these challenges often requires a reassessment of career goals, seeking support, or exploring alternative roles within or outside the legal profession.” Need-response can be that viable alternative.
Instead of advocating for your client to win in a legal battle, you incentivize all sides to mutually support resolving each other’s affected needs. Instead of offering relief for the winning side, you support all sides to resolve their inflexible needs.
Does this speak to you? Can you see yourself embracing the opportunity to become a need-responder?
Thank you for your interest. Follow developments by listening to the Need-Response podcast each Wednesday, starting 30 April 2025.
Let’s build this amazing service that can more effectively serve your overlooked needs.
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