The begining of your career.

Congratulation! You just got out of law school. You successfully passed your Bar exam, and you are finally ready to begin your real career. You are happy and exited, yet you are stressed out and a little bit confused. What now? How do you actually start your lawyer's journey? You panic a little. Choices have to make. What will you choose?

Choice 1 : Start your own cabinet.

Choice 2 : Apply to a law firm

Start your own cabinet.

You decided to go big. You don't have much experience in the subject, but you want to open your own law cabinet. A bold move that won't take 1 day to achieve. Still, your confident that you can do it with the business management and cabinet bureaucracy you learned throughout your baccalaureate in law school and Bar school. Challenges awaits you.

Choice 1 : You start off in your basement

Choice 2 : You rent out a big office

Apply to a law firm.

Inexperienced as you are, you decide to apply to a law firm near you. You don't think you are ready to manage your own office and all that it's related to it. You prefer to gain some experience and work in an organised and framed work environment where tasks are set up for you. You don't feel like competing with other cabinets for now. You like to work with others and expect to climb the ladder to success. See what awaits you.

Choice 1 : You apply to a little family law cabinet.

Choice 2 : You apply to the biggest real estate law firm in the city.

You start off in your basement.

You start simple. You don't have much money since you just finished university. You establish your newly born lawyer's office. You name it by your last name. Since you were always interested in family law, you decide to specialize in that branch. Finally, you advertise your new cabinet on social media. How much effort will you be willing to put out for success?

Choice 1 : Work 60 hours per week.

Choice 2 : Work 40 hours per week.

You rent out a big office.

You start off with a bang. Even though you are short on money since you just got out of university, you ask for the bank to make you a loan. Fortunately for you, the office is already furnished with nice modern office appliances. You name your business after your last name. You are positive that the incomes from your cabinet will pay back the loan in no time. You need to invest your money according to your finances. What will you do with your money?

Choice 1 : You hire a paralegal technician.

Choice 2 : You invest in new decorations.

You apply to a little family law cabinet.

You wanted to start slow. You apply to this little family law cabinet near your house. Surprisingly, you get hired just after your interview! You will work a normal full time time sheet each weekly and begin with small paperwork cases such as kid alimonies and divorces. You will work with two other lawyers and one paralegal technician that is assigned to all three of attornies. How will you climb the ladder to success?

Choice 1 : You do overtime each week to help out your little cabinet.

Choice 2 : You work your normal work shifts.

You apply to the biggest real estate law firm in the city.

You know you don't have any experience in real estate yet, but you put trust in your abilities and knowledge from university. What do you have to lose you ask yourself? You pass your interview and just as the lawyer that is interviewing you start asking you questions about your resume, you feel a bad omen. Unfortunately, you aimed too high. You are refused instantly since they accept only the finest of real estate lawyers. You are discouraged. Start from scratch.

Choice 1 : Start from the beginning!

Work 60 hours per week.

You are really invested in your job. You don't have many clients, actually you just dealt with your first contract with a client whom was looking for a cheap cabinet to turn to. You are exhausted from your work, but none the less happy. Since you are working alone, you are responsible for everything that is running in your business. You work 60-hour weeks to maintain a good work drive. Everything got to be perfect. Also, working as much as you do give you the opportunity to manage your office without thinking about money problems. Your incomes are stable, your cabinet is small but healthy! What's next for your cabinet?

Choice 1 : You decide up sizing your cabinet

Work 40 hours per week.

You wanted your week-ends and some good night sleeps. You decided to work 40-hour weeks instead of giving your 200%. You just dealt with your first client. Unfortunately for you, he was really unpleasant with the end result of your service. He shared bad reviews about your cabinet. "The delays are very long", "Paper work handed late, way after the deadline imposed by the lawyer himself", "Way too expensive for the offered experience". You realize the critics make sense and you kind of can't defend yourself on those points. You are not organized enough. You are forced to to close your cabinet because you have no clients. It's the end of an adventure.

Choice 1 : Start from the beginning!

You hire a paralegal technician.

You decide to invest your last dollars in staff. You decide to hire a paralegal technician. You know you can't operate a big office without one. You set up his salary and promise him a raise if the cabinet gain in popularity. Now that you are two, you feel way more confident than before. You feel like the business is safe in your hands. As you wished, the amount of clients slowly started increasing with the weeks passing by. At the end of the month, you are proud to say that your revenues are positive and business is rolling! Your tag team is doing a great job, and you start to see good critics adding up the internet. One day, your assistant comes to you with a printed email from another popular family law firm lawyer in your city. He offers you to merge up your offices to dominate the family law firms market. What will you choose?

Choice 1 : You merge your cabinet

Choice 2 : You refuse the merging offer.

You invest in new decorations.

You decide to decorate your office just a little bit more to make your future clients feel welcomed and appreciated. You want your cabinet to represent quality and experience. Unfortunately for you, it was your last dollars. "It's okay", you say to yourself, "I'll make enough when clients will begin to pile up in front of the doors of my office". By the end of the month, bills start adding up, and you can't keep up with the cost of all of your belongings. You file for bankruptcy and lose everything you invested into. Should have managed your loan better than this!

Choice 1 : Start from the beginning!

You do overtime each week to help out your little cabinet.

You've been helping a lot since you joined the cabinet. You are always the first one to arrive at the office and the last one to leave. You want to be noticed for your nice work and the efforts you put in. You are always present to replace your co-workers or help with more complex cases. You clearly have taken more experience trough your hard work. The director of the place admires your true hardworking spirit. One day, you are asked in his office. He wants to meet you for something of great importance. You are presented paperwork. Your boss has been thinking of retiring. He wants you to become the next director of the firm. You are honored. What decision will you take?

Choice 1 : You become the director of the little family law cabinet.

Choice 2 : You refuse the opportunity.

You work your normal work shifts.

You start to gain experience. It's been a while since you join the cabinet. You love your co-workers. Everybody respects each others and work with respect. There's always someone ready to help if anyone has a question or a problematic. You've been offered a good raise, and you now work with many more complex litigation cases such as name changes and kid custody. You have more court presence than your novice years. You like what you do. You are wondering what awaits you in the future.

Choice 1 : You receive a letter...

You decide up sizing your cabinet.

Your hard work paid off! You have enough profit to up size your whole office. It's time to move to a real office and hire some staff members. You are happy with what you learned and accomplished during your journey. You liked the calm and cozy atmosphere of your basement office. You decide to hire only few employees to help you with the demands. You think to yourself "I like the situation I am in right now". For this day on, this cabinet will be your representation of success and happiness. See how your journey ends.

Choice 1 : Time for retirement.

You merge your cabinet.

Without a doubt, you send back an email stating that you are willing to meet with the director of the other family law firm. Your technician schedules a day for your meeting. The day comes and you both sign the paperwork for official ownership. Since the lawyer came up with the proposition, you will be the co-owner of the firm and him as the principal owner. At most 2 weeks later, your popularity explodes and just like that, your newly merged business is now one of the most important and staffed cabinet in the entire province. Your team is composed of near of a hundred of employee. Money is flowing and your amazing doctrines and jurisprudence reviews are cited in many researchers work. This was exactly the image of success you had in mind when you started. You and the other lawyer make a great team. However, one day, you hear a phone call between the owner and a man. You hide inside the nearest closet to hear all of the conversation. Conclusion of the call ; money laundering and funds stealing. You are flabbergasted. What do you do?

Choice 1 : You decide to keep it to yourself

Choice 2 : You decide to report him to law enforcement.

You refuse the merging offer.

You reply to the email. You just got the attention that your hard work deserves. You can't merge your cabinets. You prefer competing with him rather than unite the two sides. A few days later, your technician forward you the reply to your latest answer. The lawyer seems dry and angry. "His problem" you think to yourself. "If he thinks I'm here for competition, he is blind. I'm here for success, I don't have time to waste on people with ego problems". Since that day, your cabinet rose over his. You are officially the best family law firm in the region. You knew better than him. For years to come, you'll be the most efficient and talented family law lawyer. Your work will be used by many researchers and even cited in courthouses and in judgments. You achieved the pinnacle of your success. See how your journey ends.

Choice 1 : Time for retirement.

You become the director of the little family law cabinet.

You are honored. You never thought you'd be presented with papers like those. You both take the time to fill them. Two weeks later, it's done, your the new director of the little family law firm you love so much since you joined it. Things are as calm as they were. With time, you learn new things. You have more work, but you love what you do. You still enjoy working with your ex co-workers as much as before. The cabinet is well-maintained and business is going great as it always did. It's like your own home. You are convinced, this will be how you'll finish your career! See how your journey ends.

Choice 1 : Time for retirement.

You refuse the opportunity.

It's with respect that you tell your director that you can't take his place. As much as you like him and the cabinet, you explain to him that you don't feel worthy of the position, and you don't have yet the experience to manage an entire cabinet like his. He understands you and you both shake hands on this note. You have the chance to work under the direction of your ex co-worker, now director of the office. You are happy for him and support him trough his first weeks. You like your job! You will work for the cabinet until retirement. See how your journey ends.

Choice 1 : Time for retirement.

You receive a letter...

Time passes, and you gained a lot of experience during these long and calm years. You receive a letter from the appeal court in downtown of the nearest metropolis. You are invited to enroll to the board of judges of the appeal court. There's a date with the address of the courthouse. You can't believe it. You decide to enrich your experience by becoming a judge of the appeal court of your region. After years of practice, you master the law until time comes to retire after all these charged years. See how your journey ends.

Choice 1 : Time for retirement.

You decide to keep it to yourself.

You decide to keep what you heard for you. You know a little bit about corruption, but does it really matter if it helps your cabinet beeing number one in all province? If nobody knows, is it really illegal? Unfortunately, two months after this phone call, special forces rushes into the building. They arrest you and your principal director for corruption. The have a search warrant and they already were confirmed that evidences were found. You can't fight back or say nothing. You are both judged guilty of money laundering and funds theft. You are both terminated from the lawyer order chart and sentenced to two years of prison each. It's the end of the road. Try again!

Choice 1 : Start from the beginning!

You decide to report him to law enforcement.

You can't be part of this. It's not fair for everyone who works so hard for this cabinet and the well-being of the clients. It's not in your personal values either! You can't let that happen. You call law enforcement just after your shift. The day after, you informed your ex co-director is waiting for his trial. He's charged with corruption charges. You automatically become the acting director. Since that day, the cabinet has never been so successful. You finish your career in your firm, and pass the torch to the next employee who's deemed worthy of the position. See how your journey ends.

Choice 1 : Time for retirement.

Time for retirement.

You finally made it here. You worked all your life. You've been through a lot of emotions and challenges. Your career was successful and rich in experiences. It's now time for you to lay back and enjoy your free time and the money you made throughout your life! Have a great retirement!

Choice 1 : Start over!