Do I really want to leave the law? Or is it just my particular job? How do I know whether it’s just my particular job or whether it’s the law entirely? This is one of the most asked questions by people who want to leave the law. I literally have conversations with people about this every week, so we’re going…
Today, I’m sharing my conversation with Andy Cabasso. Andy is a former lawyer and startup founder that began by starting a legal marketing business in law school with a former college roommate. He ultimately ended up moving into that full-time and selling that business and starting another one. We’re going to be talking about Andy’s transition out of the law…
One of the most frustrating things in the law is when you aren’t happy with your job, you’re feeling a ton of pressure and stress. But when you try to communicate with the non-lawyers in your life, they don’t understand. Today, I want to talk about one specific factor that makes lawyering so stressful. The crushing expectation of perfection in…
It’s one of the most common questions that I hear from unhappy lawyers: what if I regret leaving the law? And I totally get it. I asked that question myself. To step from something known (even if you’re miserable) to something completely unknown is legitimately scary. So let’s talk about what you need to know if you’re worried that you’ll…
Are you ready to find a new job after leaving the law? Do you want to find the right post-legal career for you? Well, you’ve come to the right place! Here at The Former Lawyer Collaborative, I work with lawyers to help find the best path after leaving their soul-sucking careers. Today, I’m going to talk about the upcoming Guided…
On the latest episode of the Former Lawyer podcast, I talked about The Eight Signs of a Toxic Legal Workplace. For this episode, I am going to pull heavily from a great piece by Ilona Salmons, who is a therapist that specializes in working with lawyers. You may have noticed that toxic workplaces often come up a lot on the…
