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need career change advice?

i've been working in legal industry for a bit more than 2 years, i didn't stud law, somehow got to this field by accident, time flies and i realized i don't want to develop further in legal, since i am not really interested in this, i want to do marketing/PR, although my current job does have chance for me to do sth in marketing, after all it's a very small portion of my job, and not professional as well. problem is if i change industry, work in a PR firm, i will need to start basically from zero. get paid like fresh graduate, since i didn't study marketing either, but i intend to do so. if i stay at current job i am sure will get a pay raise very soon, although i am not getting paid what i deserve here, 2 years certainly worth more than a freshman. i've also talked to a few friends, i am 25, they say i am still young to change to sth i like, otherwise even though i get paid more in legal, i am not happy in the end, i didn't chose this major because i don't like it, now i am in this industry but still not interested in studying this, so the longer i stay the more i waste my time. just worried i wont be used to a life like a fresh graduate if i change to marketing. with less pay i will have to move to lower cost place etc. advice please.

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2. My suggestion is to get out of the field of law as soon as possible - it's imploding. Jobs in the field of Law are drying up fast!! This no longer is a good field to invest time and/or money into. This is a SHRINKING, crumbling, and dying vocational field. Many, many reasons: We now have computers. So, many people today (mistakenly) think they can do their own legal work, thanks to the Internet and legal books. Also, there are a lot of companies out there making very efficient legal software for the field of Law. Today's graduating lawyers tend to be very computer savvy, so they just do the work themselves to save themselves the cost of overhead - they aren't hiring legal staff. Also, the "Public" buys this legal software/law books in order to get legal work done without the expense of an Attorney. Also, we simply already have way too many Legal Professionals - we just have an absolute glut!! ("Legal Professionals" includes, but is not limited to: Attorneys/Lawyers, Paralegals, Legal Assistants, Legal Secretaries, Bailiffs, Court Reporters, etc, etc) For example: Sites like legalzoom.com have taken away work that many small-time attorneys/lawyers would do/used to do. If you want a JOB, consider and look into the fields of: >>>Healthcare, Information Technology, Law ENFORCEMENT, environmentalism, emergency planning, accounting, education, entertainment, utilities, home-car-commercial-industrial repairs, vice industries, clergy, and/or debt collection. I spoke to a career counselor from Jobs and Family Services, and HE told me that these areas are where the jobs are, and future job opportunities/availability....and scholarships. (This is based on my current knowledge, information, belief, and life experiences. This was intended as personal opinion, and not intended to be used as legal advice. Please be careful and do your research.<<< You DID ask the question here on Y/A. I am just trying to help you.)