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19 Feb

How to Shift Professionally From Lawyer to Chief Marketing Officer with Ashley Carlisle [TFLP218]

After leaving law, former lawyers follow many career paths depending on their interests and skills. Today’s podcast episode features a conversation with Ashley Carlisle, the Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) of HyperDraft. If you are considering marketing as an option, this podcast has some great information for you. Childhood Dreams of Becoming a Lawyer Ashley grew up knowing that she wanted…

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12 Feb

Unraveling the Startling Parallels Between Narcissism in Family Units and Law Firms [TFLP217]

Narcissism is a word that is often associated with lawyers for many reasons. On today’s podcast episode, Sarah is chatting with Kelcey Baker about the fact that many lawyers have relationships with narcissists. Narcissism is a topic that more people are discussing now, and part of the reason is that there is more awareness and understanding of what it is….

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5 Feb

Validation: An Incredible Tool for Unhappy Lawyers with Kelcey Baker [TFLP216]

On today’s podcast episode, Sarah is chatting with her client, Kelcey Baker. Kelcey joined the Collab and participated in the Guided Track, so she has all kinds of wisdom and insight to share about her decision to become a lawyer and then her decision to stop practicing law.  From Paralegal to Lawyer – A Common Path Kelcey’s experience is what…

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29 Jan

What I Wish I Knew: One Simple and Essential Piece of Advice to Leave the Law [TFLP215]

The theme of today’s podcast episode is the idea that just because you can doesn’t mean you should. This simple piece of advice to leave the law was a central point to a recent keynote talk Sarah did at The Authentic Lawyer Summit, and it’s important for anyone leaving the law, but also lawyers who want to stay in law…

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22 Jan

The Challenges of Leaving Public Interest Law with Strawberry Nevill [TFLP214]

Today’s episode features Sarah’s conversation with Strawberry Nevill . After connecting through a mutual friend, Sarah invited Strawberry to come on to share their journey of leaving public interest law. This area of law has its own challenges and can be very hard to walk away from. Strawberry spent about 15 years in and around the legal field, including three…

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15 Jan

Which Collab Feature Helped This Member With a Career Breakthrough [TFLP213]

On today’s podcast episode, Sarah is talking with another member of the Former Lawyer Collab, Read. He shares his background story and how he decided that the Collab was the right fit for him while he was working to become a lawyer. He finished law school about two and a half years ago but was already having doubts about his…

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