I may join those ranks within the next couple of years. I genuinely love 50% of what I do. 25% is ok. 25% is fucking horrendous. That bottom 25% is soul crushing. And BigLaw life is not nearly as pleasant as it was 3-10 years ago. Even when I was billing 2500-2600 hours a year I loved every minute (ok, maybe not every minute, but most of it). It was fun and exciting. Now, morale is so low, among both partners and associates, that it's not nearly as fun. Everyone I know in BigLaw says similar things about their firm, so I know it's not just me. I'm talking to a much smaller BigLaw firm now about a possible move, but I don't know if that'll make a difference. I'm thinking a small botique firm would be the best, but breaking in there is very difficult since their whole concept is to remain small and focused.