Am I ready to leave law? How do I know? I asked myself these questions, and I’m sure you do as well. Am I ready to leave law? How do I know? In TFLP 052, I reflected on the one-year anniversary of The Former Lawyer Podcast. I still have to pinch myself that I get to do this every week….
Lawyer stress and anxiety is ubiquitous. It’s no secret that law is a stressful profession and that many lawyers struggle with anxiety. The legal profession’s mental health stats are grim. But what is it actually like to experience clinical anxiety and panic as a lawyer? We need to talk about lawyer stress and anxiety. On today’s podcast, former lawyer Annie…
When you’re super miserable in your job as a lawyer (been there!), you often find yourself wondering: can I just quit? Is quitting law without another job lined up a bad idea? Some jobs really just are that bad. It’s not uncommon to find yourself in a place where continuing to work as a lawyer is just too awful for…
What happens when you chose to go to law school after having a career in another field, and then you find yourself hating legal practice? The pressure to stick with the law when it’s your second career is immense. If you’re asking yourself, “Law is my second career—can I still leave?,” this week’s episode with Mary Eberle is for you….
Leaving law without a dream job can be scary. So many lawyers reach out to me wanting to leave law, but not knowing what to do next. (Worried that you’ll regret leaving the law? I talk all about that right here.) “I just don’t have that one thing I’ve always wanted to do,” they tell me. “I don’t have a…
This episodes’s podcast guest, Lauren Bernadett, is sharing how she managed to negotiate a full-ride to law school—and still found herself feeling stuck in law when she wanted to make a change in her career. No student loans, no getting stuck? Lauren spent a lot of time negotiating a full-ride scholarship to law school so that she wouldn’t find herself…
