Career Pivots and Rejection
Hi LBWT,
Need some career advice. I was an appellate PD for a number of years before realizing it was not what I wanted to do, and was able to land a fantastic clerkship, which I thought would help me pivot out of solely appeals and open up doors for me in other areas of the law. I’ve been applying for jobs post-clerkship, and have gotten literally zero bites. I’ve only had one screener, and a cascade of rejections. Unfortunately, I think I’m both overqualified and underqualified for many of the positions I’m applying to, and am unable to even get my foot in the door anywhere. Any advice on career pivots, or for dealing with lots of rejection?
Posted Mar 27, 2026, 8:00 PM UTC
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