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8 Jul

The Abusive Corporate Lifestyle is Not Designed to Help You Thrive with Tiffany Rogers [TFLP238]

Today’s podcast episode features a conversation between Sarah and someone who is not actually a former lawyer. Tiffany Rogers is a therapist based in Chicago. She specializes in working with women in the corporate world, specifically Black women. With so much discussion about therapy on many podcast episodes, it’s great to feature a conversation with someone in that field.  Tiffany…

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1 Jul

The Most Challenging Part of Leaving Law is the Emotional Work [TFLP237]

In today’s podcast episode, Sarah shares the hardest thing about leaving the law. She’s talked to many clients, peers, podcast guests, and people in her life; everyone encounters their own unique obstacles. However, the biggest thing keeping people from making a change is the practical reality.  Lawyers get stuck trying to figure out things on the front end, like reworking…

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17 Jun

How to Explore Your Career Options After Law with Patience and a Plan [TFLP235]

In today’s episode, Sarah offers important advice to listeners. While practicing law, she constantly thought about what she wanted to do outside the law. But then her brain would start telling her everything that would make it a bad fit and instantly become negative. Lawyers are just trained to do this, and it’s important that you recognize that ahead of…

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10 Jun

Navigating Commercial Real Estate After Gaining Experience in Biglaw with Andre Ferrari [TFLP234]

Today’s podcast episode features a conversation between Sarah and Andre Ferrari. He practiced law for a few years before becoming a real estate developer. He shares his career path and how he got to where he is today. It’s interesting to see how interested he’s always been in real estate and how that’s helped him transition between multiple roles. Let’s…

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3 Jun

How Many Vacations Will Be Lost Before You Make a Change [TFLP233]

Summer has arrived! On today’s podcast, Sarah asks listeners the question, “How many vacations does your job have to ruin, cancel, impinge upon, or maybe make you not even plan before you decide enough is enough?” Many lawyers struggle to take vacations, and when they do, it’s a challenge to shut off work and enjoy themselves.  So many of the…

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