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 episode is exciting as Sarah talks with Shinah Chang, who is building her calligraphy business. Shinah worked in corporate law for six years before leaving to start her Crooked Calligraphy company. Her company takes on client jobs and teaches people how to do calligraphy in a fun and exciting way! Shinah shares a lot of wisdom from her experience…
For this week’s blog, I’m excited to share a bit about my conversation with former lawyer, Francesca Chang on her journey to leave the law after a few years. She lives and works in Taiwan, but she’s originally from California. Currently, she does some travel writing, some food writing, and digital marketing. Francesca left her career in law only a…
Welcome back to the Former Lawyer Podcast. In today’s article, you’ll read about Jen Berson, who got swept up in the legal life but left to become a PR agency owner. She also runs a program for building agencies. In this episode, Sarah and Jen talk about her journey through the law, how she discovered PR, and what prompted her…
This week, you’ll be reading about Alex Davis, who quickly realized that practicing law was not a good fit for her personality. She only practiced for a couple of years before leaving the law to do content marketing for lawyers. In their discussion, Sarah and Alex touched on a few different topics. Aside from Alex’s journey out of the law,…
This week, we’re sharing Sarah’s conversation with former lawyer and founder of Hearthstone Coaching and Consulting, Matt Maxwell. Matt and Sarah attended law school together and graduated in 2008. Matt has a lot of wisdom to share from his experience working in law and leaving the law for a career in coaching as an ontological coach. In this blog, you’ll…
In this episode, Sarah talks to Heidi Mueller, the director of the Illinois Department of Juvenile Justice. They talk about Heidi’s experience working at a big law firm, transitioning from big law to the juvenile justice system, and her incredible work at the Juvenile Justice Department. Lawyers who want to work in or advance in the juvenile justice system should…
