Spectrum of Professional Satisfaction in Legal Profession

    Despite the stress and emotional problems that are common in the practice of law, not all lawyers are discontented.  There is a spectrum of generalized professional satisfaction in the legal profession.  Many judges, law professors, special interest lawyers, government lawyers, and in-house corporate lawyers are happy with their work.  While lawyers who bill their time generally seem to have less professional satisfaction, many lawyers at large and medium-sized law firms would not trade what they do for any other job or professional opportunity.  I am acquainted with numerous lawyers in law firms who love what they do.  While some of these individuals would retire from the practice of law if they were to win the lottery, there are others who would continue practicing law regardless of how rich or independently wealthy they were to become.