Law Practice
Oct. 21, 2026
Big Law, small opportunities? The case for plaintiff-side practice
Plaintiff-side personal injury practice offers lawyers transitioning from Big Law more opportunities to gain hands-on litigation and trial experience, exercise independent judgment and make a direct, meaningful difference in clients' lives.
Years ago, a junior associate at a large firm asked to take a deposition. The matter was pro bono. The witness was peripheral. Nothing that could be said in that deposition would have changed the outcome for the client, which was the point: it was the rare chance to learn by doing with no one's interests at risk. The partner and senior associate never responded. The deposition went to someone else. The associate eventually went somewhere else, too.
That story is not unusual, an...
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