From Litigator to Legal Project Management with Rachael Philbin Rachael Philbin is a legal project manager and former lawyer, who shows us that we don’t have to stray too far from the law if we’re ready to stop being a lawyer. There are many lawyer-adjacent roles that exist in the legal industry. In this episode, Rachael shares with us how…
So you’ve decided to seek the help of a lawyer career coach to help you redirect your work path? That’s a good first step. You obviously want a change in your current work life but you may have some misgivings in terms of where you’re headed. It’s not an easy situation, and a good lawyer career coach should be able…
Nnamdi Nwaezeapu is a law school student, entrepreneur, and author of Doctor, Lawyer, Engineer: How to Pursue Your Dreams Without Giving Your Parents A Heart Attack. His book is geared towards children of immigrants who are navigating and deciding what to do as a career and whether to pursue being a doctor, lawyer or engineer or take an alternative path….
The subject of biglaw burnout amongst lawyers is often talked about. Recently, there have been many articles talking about biglaw burnout, and particularly how associates in biglaw are experiencing burnout because of the way that many of biglaw firms were operating in 2020 and into 2021. People who are experiencing biglaw burnout have a common set of erroneous beliefs about…
Pursuing your dreams can be difficult for all lawyers, but especially for first-generation immigrants. Nnamdi Nwaezeapu is a law school student, entrepreneur, and author of Doctor, Lawyer, Engineer: How to Pursue Your Dreams Without Giving Your Parents A Heart Attack. In this episode, Nnamdi shares how his experience as a first-generation student shaped his decision to pursue his entrepreneurial interests…
A question that comes up for a lot of lawyers, especially when they’re trying to figure out something else to do with their law degree, other than practice law, is “How to Know When It’s Time to Hire a Career Coach?” I actually think that the answer to that question is pretty simple: You should hire a coach when you’re…
