(FORTUNE Magazine) – Dear Annie: I have been practicing law for 14 years, and although I recently made partner at my firm, I want out. I've never liked the adversarial, antagonistic nature of what I do, and lately I'm so fed up with it I can barely drag myself to the office. But what else can I do? Are there jobs in corporate America for legal refugees? --A Burned-Out Case

Dear Burned Out: Yes, and you're not alone, by the way. There are now about one million lawyers in the U.S., and at various times up to 40% of them have admitted to pollsters that they wish they were doing something else. A couple of suggestions: Get in touch with an organization called Lawyers in Transition (www.lawyersintransition.com). This group offers career counseling (by phone or in person), seminars, and other resources you might find helpful. To get you started thinking about your next move, check out the list on the site (under Resources) of 101 careers for lawyers: corporate general counsel, legal reporter, prepaid-legal-plan administrator, political fundraiser, novelist. Hey, who knows? Maybe you're the next Scott Turow.

You might also check out an excellent book called What Can You Do With a Law Degree? A Lawyer's Guide to Career Alternatives Inside, Outside & Around the Law (Niche Press, $29.95), by Deborah Arron. Along with tips on analyzing your transferable skills and marketing yourself, there's an appendix listing more than 700 jobs that lawyers can do. Here's hoping one of them appeals to you.