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.
This week on the show I want to talk to you about a question that I get asked a lot, which is some variation of, “is now the time to leave the law, am I ready to leave the law, have I given the law enough of a chance, etc.?” Generally speaking, when people ask me a question along these…
Katherine Porter is a former lawyer turned consultant at her firm The Resource Woman, who now helps law firms cultivate a culture that attracts people and invites them to actually want to stay. On this episode of the podcast, Katherine shares how the idea of Designing Your Life and human-centered design changed her career trajectory and is now changing the…
Heather Horton is a lawyer by training who now operates her own grief recovery company, The H-Squared Group, LLC. On this episode of the podcast, Heather Shares how she moved from accounting to law and now into her current role advocating for and teaching stigma-free grief recovery for lawyers and non-lawyers alike. Heather’s Path To Grief Recovery For Lawyers Heather…
Loly Orozco is a former financial restructuring lawyer who went from Biglaw to running a creative business. Her stationery design company, Little Postage House, sells curated vintage postage stamps and designs and prints all types of paper items from birth announcements to wedding invitations to save the dates. On this episode of the podcast, Loly shares how she took something…
Ivy Grey moved from IT to advertising to law, before landing at a legal tech company WordRake, a Microsoft Word add-in, which edits legal documents for clarity and brevity. On this episode of the podcast, Ivy shares how her flexible mindset, a hobby, and her skillset beyond her law degree led to a complete career transition into legal tech. Law…
Jonathan Liu hated public speaking and basically everything about litigation. Even so, he spent 7 years as a litigator before leaving the law for a career in real estate. On today’s episode of the podcast, Jonathan shares how he figured out it was time for him to leave the law, and how he developed his career as a real estate…
