On the podcast today, Sarah is talking to Andrew Sohn, a podcast listener. He was practicing law when he began listening to the podcast and decided to transition to career services at a law school. It was interesting to hear many of the previous podcast themes come up in the conversation, so let’s dive in and learn more about Andrew’s…
In today’s episode, Sarah talks about how people look at those who are giving notice at law firms. The views tend to be distorted, especially from others who work at the firm. This comes up often in Sarah’s conversations with former lawyers and people who are still currently working in law, so today, she’s diving in a bit deeper. The…
In today’s podcast, Sarah is chatting with Raha Francis. Raha graduated from Harvard Law and worked as a corporate intellectual property attorney before pivoting into a management consultant role at the Boston Consulting Group. During those years, she figured out how she wanted to spend her days and helps people today figure out how to create a career and life…
Biglaw is, unfortunately, doing quite a few layoffs, and stealth layoffs in Biglaw are a topic that many lawyers have at the top of their minds. This podcast covers many’s feelings when laid off and some ways to reframe your thoughts around the topic. What are Stealth Layoffs? A stealth layoff occurs when a law firm wants to lay off…
On today’s podcast, Sarah talks to Ruth Kaufman, a voice-over and on-camera actor who is also a former lawyer. Law school was never an option that Ruth felt drawn to, but with pressures from her parents, she earned her degree. Her career path has woven in and out of the law, but she’s now a working actor who has done…
This episode features Cary Simowitz. Cary met Sarah by email in the summer of 2020 while he was still working as a lawyer. Before then, he had done a detour and bagged a MFA degree in California, right out of law school. Now, Cary works as the head of legal marketing at a law firm in the Midwest. His story…
