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It's so easy to keep worrying about earning less money in another field. But when you think of it in terms of the hours and days you have on this planet, time is far more a precious commodity than money. Once you realise that you realise you're earning to live, not living to earn.
Thank you, my friend!
Our resignation doesn't mean anything (cost of replacement is there) for the firm, they may even keep long bonds in the future and maybe withhold bonuses to be paid only after completion of 3 to 4 years. Law Firms are inherently stressful jobs- not just in India- across the world (Tell about any country where a big law associate doesn't put in atlest 12 hours a day ?), that's why many of your talented (probably more than you) peers gave Judiciary or went into Academia or non-law.
Where is everyone who is resigning going to? Another Tier 1 or 2 firm with even much horrible working hours. Only when Partners or SA's resign it makes any difference. When an A0 or even up to A2 resigns, there are thousand law students willing to replace them at any time.
Even when an A2 to A5 resigns, there are thousands (at least hundreds) of Tier 3 or 4 and Commercial Chambers Associates willing to replace us. You might have seen a lot of folks from Tier 3 or smaller firms joining Tier 1 firms these days, they are desperate just to be there.