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Comey says administration assertions about the FBI being in disarray were 'lies, plain and simple'

Jun 8, 2017, 9:40 am CDT

Norton Rose Fulbright confirms merger talks with Australian law firm Henry Davis York

Jun 8, 2017, 9:28 am CDT

Prominent lawyer is arraigned on murder charges and accused of trying to influence a judge

Jun 8, 2017, 8:48 am CDT

Do you suffer from 'commoditization blindness'? If others can do your work for less, open your eyes

Jun 8, 2017, 8:30 am CDT

Trump announces 11 more judicial nominees, including a judge from his SCOTUS list

Jun 8, 2017, 8:05 am CDT

Does First Amendment protect augmented reality games like Pokmon Go? Suit raises the issue

Jun 8, 2017, 7:00 am CDT

Attorney general memo ends DOJ practice of donating settlement money to third parties

Jun 7, 2017, 5:10 pm CDT

New report finds corporate legal departments are awash in work and concerned about costs

Jun 7, 2017, 3:28 pm CDT

Trump told Comey 'I need loyalty,' the fired FBI director says in prepared remarks

Jun 7, 2017, 1:26 pm CDT

If money were no object, would you stay in your job?

Jun 7, 2017, 1:20 pm CDT

Supreme Court lifts stay, allowing execution of Alabama inmate on Thursday

Jun 7, 2017, 12:04 pm CDT

Bill Cosby's accuser testifies he gave her three blue pills before sexual assault

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In the Magazine

From the June 2017 Issue

The Match Game

How to pull off a successful law firm merger

Making It Work

Finding personal time that energizes you can actually help your practice

Question of the Week

If money were no object, would you stay in your job?

This week, we noted a story of a onetime lawyer who late last month took her first vows as a cloistered nun.

One obstacle Tara Clemens--now Sister Marie Dominic--had to address before taking those vows was paying off $100,000 in student loans. Clemens accomplished this after seeking and receiving help from the Laboure Society--an organization that helps individuals who want to become Catholic priests, sisters or brothers pay off student loan debt that would otherwise prevent them from joining religious life.

Financial obligations drive a lot of our decisions. This week, we'd like to ask you: If money were no object, would you stay in your job? Would you pursue a different type of legal job, or apply your skills to a completely different calling?

Answer in the comments.

Read the answers to last week's question: Do you still take time to go out for lunch when at work?

Featured answer:

Posted by Jr Associate in CA: "I eat while chained to my desk. Can't spare that billable time. Regardless, I've never been one to buy my lunch, brown bagger for life."