Do you hate working as a lawyer?
Do you hate working as a lawyer? Are you an unhappy lawyer who wants to leave the law, but isn’t sure what to do next? Do your family and friends think you’re crazy for wanting to leave the law, or are you too afraid to tell them you don’t want to be a lawyer? The Former Lawyer Podcast is for you! Each week, host Sarah Cottrell interviews a different former lawyer who has left the law behind. Hear inspiring stories about how these former lawyers are thriving and found their way to careers and lives they love.
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21 Jul
Escaping Lawyer Burnout for Legal Tech with Ben Chiriboga [TFLP277]
You’re a lawyer who’s good at your job but something feels off. You’re performing well, making good money, checking all the boxes that are supposed to matter. But there’s a growing disconnect between who you are and what you’re doing every day. Sound familiar? Ben Chiriboga lived this exact experience. Today he’s an executive at Nexl, a legal tech company,…
14 Jul
Why Lawyers Stay Stuck After Taking Career Assessments [TFLP276]
You’ve taken CliftonStrengths. You’ve done the MBTI. Maybe you’ve worked through a few other career assessments too. You have pages of results about your strengths, your work style, your preferences. And you’re still sitting there thinking, “Okay, but what am I supposed to do with my life?” Sound familiar? Sarah gets emails about this all the time. Lawyers who’ve done…
7 Jul
Legal Recruiter Bryson Malcolm Calls Out Firms That Abandon Diversity [TFLP275]
You’ve probably seen the headlines about major law firms pulling out of diversity programs and capitulating to executive orders. Sarah has been calling out these decisions and explaining why DEI isn’t actually the problem in Biglaw. But what does someone who works specifically with diverse attorneys see when firms make these choices? Sarah recently talked with Bryson Malcolm, a legal…
30 Jun
Lawyer Burnout Is Valid Even If You Don’t Have Kids [TFLP274]
23 Jun
Is Making Partner Really Better Than Being an Associate [TFLP273]
You’re a senior associate at a law firm. Maybe you’re in Biglaw, maybe you’re somewhere else, but you’re definitely not happy. You might be anywhere from “this isn’t great” to straight-up miserable. But you’re still there, grinding it out, because you keep telling yourself the same thing: “It’ll get better when I make partner.” This is one of the most…