I can’t even tell you how many times I Googled “alternative careers for lawyers” while I was working in Biglaw. It was . . . a lot. I hated being a lawyer. Since you’re here, I’m guessing that’s you as well. You realize that you want to leave legal practice, and you’re trying to figure out the best alternative careers…
2025 is more than halfway through, and if you told yourself this was the year you’d leave practice, this is your check-in. September is basically here, which means four months left in the year. That’s still plenty of time to make progress. And honestly, the start of fall always feels like a reset — school year vibes, even for those…
The question comes up constantly – in podcast interviews, on Collab group calls, and in emails from listeners. “What if the grass isn’t greener on the other side?” It’s tied to this idea that maybe being miserable at work is just what it means to be an adult with a job. Maybe every workplace is toxic. Maybe no one really…
You’re a lawyer who’s good at your job but something feels off. You’re performing well, making good money, checking all the boxes that are supposed to matter. But there’s a growing disconnect between who you are and what you’re doing every day. Sound familiar? Ben Chiriboga lived this exact experience. Today he’s an executive at Nexl, a legal tech company,…
You’ve taken CliftonStrengths. You’ve done the MBTI. Maybe you’ve worked through a few other career assessments too. You have pages of results about your strengths, your work style, your preferences. And you’re still sitting there thinking, “Okay, but what am I supposed to do with my life?” Sound familiar? Sarah gets emails about this all the time. Lawyers who’ve done…
