Do you hate working as a lawyer? Are you sick of doomscrolling LinkedIn hoping the perfect non-legal job will appear? The Former Lawyer Podcast is hosted by Sarah Cottrell, an ICF-certified career coach who has worked with hundreds of lawyers to help them identify an alternative career. Join her each week for advice and strategies for lawyers who dream of an alternative career, and interviews with former lawyers who have left law behind to find careers and lives that they love.
The Former Lawyer Podcast is a production of Former Lawyer LLC, a career coaching consultancy founded by Sarah that helps lawyers who want to leave law identify the alternative career that is right for them.
Lawyers are familiar with IRAC, a legal analysis methodology that stands for Issue, Rule, Application, and Conclusion. Today’s podcast episode is about why you do not have to IRAC your response to a question about why you are choosing to leave law. Explaining the choice to others is one of the parts of leaving law that causes the most anxiety,…
In today’s episode, Sarah discusses why starting with a deep dive into your values is the critical first step for any lawyer considering an alternative career. For those who know their current job isn’t the right fit, understanding your values is essential to finding a better path. This step is at the core of Sarah’s work in the Former Lawyer…
The new year is often a time to reflect on where you are and where you want to go. If you’ve been thinking, “I’m still at this law firm, and I really don’t want to be here next year at this time,” this episode is for you. Sarah shares a clear path to leaving the law and outlines the two…
Sometimes people ask Sarah, “Do all the lawyers you work with end up leaving law?” She gets the sense they think she’s trying to convince people to abandon their legal careers, like she’s running some kind of exit campaign. Let her be clear. She’s not here to convince anyone to leave the law. What Sarah Actually Believes About Lawyers Leaving…
Maybe you’ve thought about it. You love books, you love reading, and somewhere in the back of your mind, you’ve wondered if there’s a way to turn that passion into a career that uses your legal skills without actually practicing law. Lilly Ghahremani knew on day one of law school that it wasn’t the right fit. She called her mom…
There comes a point where the math you’ve been doing in your head stops adding up. You spent years in school. You passed the bar. You took on the loans. You built the career you were told would make it all worth it. Now you’re tired, anxious, or checked out, but the idea of leaving makes your stomach drop. It…
