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…
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…
You’ve probably seen the headlines about major law firms pulling out of diversity programs and capitulating to executive orders. Sarah has been calling out these decisions and explaining why DEI isn’t actually the problem in Biglaw. But what does someone who works specifically with diverse attorneys see when firms make these choices? Sarah recently talked with Bryson Malcolm, a legal…
You’re a senior associate at a law firm. Maybe you’re in Biglaw, maybe you’re somewhere else, but you’re definitely not happy. You might be anywhere from “this isn’t great” to straight-up miserable. But you’re still there, grinding it out, because you keep telling yourself the same thing: “It’ll get better when I make partner.” This is one of the most…
