One of the most frustrating things in the law is when you aren’t happy with your job, you’re feeling a ton of pressure and stress. But when you try to communicate with the non-lawyers in your life, they don’t understand. Today, I want to talk about one specific factor that makes lawyering so stressful. The crushing expectation of perfection in…
Today I’m excited to share my conversation with Stinson Mundy with you. Stinson started as a litigator and eventually decided to leave litigation to open her own solo practice. Now, she is a director at a company called Envoy Portfolio. We talked about her legal career journey and later, her decision to leave the law. And we also touched on…
Today, I want to talk about a hot topic on the Former Lawyer Podcast: narcissism. The reason that we really need to talk about it is that, as bad as it sounds, there’s a lot of narcissism in the legal profession. This is not going to be a comprehensive exploration of narcissism. But we’re going to talk about a few…
This week, I’m really excited to share my conversation with Amber Haggins with you. Amber is a former lawyer who now sits as Prophet’s Vice President of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. As you’ll hear from her story, she has lots of great advice for people who are thinking about an alternative career in DEI. But, her story is useful to anyone…
It’s one of the most common questions that I hear from unhappy lawyers: what if I regret leaving the law? And I totally get it. I asked that question myself. To step from something known (even if you’re miserable) to something completely unknown is legitimately scary. So let’s talk about what you need to know if you’re worried that you’ll…
If you’re reading this post, I’m guessing you feel trapped in the law by your law school debt. For many of us, a big part of what makes us feel stuck in law is the fact that we have a mountain of student loans. I get it—I had six figures of law school debt when I graduated law school. My…
