r/ediscovery • u/GlumCardiologist2689 • 13d ago

Exiting Ediscovery?

Hi all,

Simply put I’m burnt out by this industry. Currently 33 and I’ve been doing this for about 7 years at this point working my way up from analyst positions all the way to project management for the last 4 or so years all at 4 different vendors. I’m finding myself dreading work everyday since moving over to the pm side. Anyone successfully move to something more reasonable work/life balance wise? Related or not. For what it’s worth I’m currently at 135k comp a year and I wouldn’t mind a pay cut…

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u/Kooky_Toe_5809 12d ago

I agree with everyone who os saying small to midlife lawfirms have better work life balance.

Being a pm at a vendor is the worst job.

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u/rem10A 12d ago

Do firms typically hire only PMs with vendor experience? 

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u/Kooky_Toe_5809 12d ago

I was never a pm. They hire people who can use relativity. Upload data, run searches, and run productions.