Happy Lawyer Profiles

Young people need to be careful about who they take advice from, Aaron warns. In his experience, there are two major paths in life: The path you want to be on, and the path other people advise you to take.

Like most social science undergrads, Caroline was unsure of her next step after graduating. Having graduated in History and International Relations from the London School of Economics, she was ready to come back to Canada but wasn’t sure what her next steps would be.

An outgoing social butterfly with the gift of gab, Zach’s parents thought he would make a great lawyer. A self-proclaimed mama’s boy, Zach followed their advice and hoped that his acceptance to law school would give him mom bragging rights.

When lawyers talk about changing careers in search of a happier life, they are often talking about leaving big law. For Daniel Lee, the opposite was true.