It’s time to talk about a part of Biglaw that truly exemplifies what is so problematic with the structure of the legal system and how it creates the toxic work environment of Biglaw firms. Speaking from my own experience, one of the most maddening things about a Biglaw work environment and being a Biglaw associate is that no one is…
Recently, I was sent an article from one of the listeners of the Former Lawyer Podcast. This article, entitled Why Former Lawyers Are Bitter Sometimes, seems to be premised on two flawed assumptions. The first, that former lawyers who are vocal about their negative experiences in a legal profession are doing so because they’re bitter. The other one is that…
Biglaw associate burnout is rampant in 2021. The burnout that we’re seeing in Biglaw associates in 2021 was completely avoidable . . . But that would require Biglaw firms to be even remotely forward thinking. In this post I’m sharing what I’m hearing from Biglaw associates in 2021—and why Biglaw firms have totally dropped the ball. (Would you rather watch…
Debi Yadegari is a former lawyer who worked in biglaw and in-house law. These days, she runs Villyge, a company that helps organizations support working parents. This company came out of her own experience of observing the workplace culture and lack of support for working parents in biglaw and in-house law firms. She saw how working parents, or any human…
This series is available for a limited time, until September 8th, partially in celebration of the starting of the first Guided Track in the Collaborative on September 9th. If you want to get this secret pop-up podcast and learn more about this 5-step framework, just head to formerlawyer.com/popup and put in your name and email. I definitely recommend that you…
Resume Gaps as a Lawyer – How Bad Are They Really? One of the most common questions I get from lawyers thinking of leaving law is “How bad is it to have a resume gap as a lawyer?” Or what they are really asking, “How bad is it to just quit my job without something else lined up and take…
