The Lawyer's Escape Pod
By Megan Smiley
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Megan Smiley interviews recovering lawyers, career advisors, and other professionals for advice and inspiration on transitioning out of law practice.
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Anne-Marie Rabago on solo practice and legal incubators
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Dec 08, 2023 |
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Kate Bridal on Escaping Burnout and Embracing A Winding Career
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Dec 01, 2023 |
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Sejal Thakkar goes from employment lawyer to workplace culture consultant
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Oct 20, 2023 |
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April Roberts on embracing adaptability: Navigating multiple career and life transitions
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Sep 22, 2023 |
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Laura Terrell on intentionally navigating your legal career
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Sep 15, 2023 |
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Emily Witt on legal recruiting and career evolution
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Sep 01, 2023 |
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How to start climbing the right success ladder
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Jun 22, 2023 |
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Leah Campbell Badertscher leaves law to be an artist and creativity coach
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May 31, 2023 |
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What the Woo? A Chat with Chiara Woods
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May 17, 2023 |
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Dorna Moini leaves BigLaw to build a legal tech start-up
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May 10, 2023 |
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Given the time commitment and uncertainty, is entrepreneurship worth it?
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Oct 11, 2022 |
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Janelle Christian leaves BigLaw to build her dream life and business
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Sep 28, 2022 |
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What coaching actually involves and if it’s for you
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Sep 20, 2022 |
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Age & Authenticity: Work, Life and Style After 40
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Sep 13, 2022 |
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Using new school year energy to jumpstart your next chapter
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Sep 06, 2022 |
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A New Paradigm for Success
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Jul 05, 2022 |
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Kristen Gyolai combines law and entrepreneurship
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Jun 21, 2022 |
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Lauren Kay teaches us about Human Design and creating a portfolio career
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Jun 07, 2022 |
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Mary Adkins leaves BigLaw litigation to become a novelist
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May 24, 2022 |
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From partner to entrepreneur: Embracing your second act
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Apr 26, 2022 |
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A holistic approach to designing your career
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Apr 05, 2022 |
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It’s ok to be an accidental entrepreneur
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Mar 29, 2022 |
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Jessica Medina shows us it’s possible to unlock the golden handcuffs
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Mar 22, 2022 |
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A powerful self-coaching question
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Mar 15, 2022 |
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How do you define success?
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Mar 08, 2022 |
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What is a Heart-Centered Business?
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Mar 01, 2022 |
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Marni Blank leaves law to become a multi-passionate entrepreneur
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Feb 15, 2022 |
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Sigalle Barness leaves law, becomes a COO, then creates her own role as Chief Storyteller
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Feb 08, 2022 |
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Emily Hirsekorn goes from law to higher education to career confidence coaching
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Nov 16, 2021 |
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Seth Bradley leaves big law to pursue his passion for real estate
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Nov 09, 2021 |
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Morgan Thomas Hall transitions from law to tech sales
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Oct 05, 2021 |
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Marie Sotelo leaves law for freelance writing
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Sep 28, 2021 |
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Heather Eastwood leaves practice to teach high school
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Sep 21, 2021 |
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Rachel Coll leaves practice to become a life coach
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Sep 15, 2021 |
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David Johnson Shows Us How Use Design Thinking to Make Fulfilling Career Shifts
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Sep 07, 2021 |
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The 5 Step Lawyer's Escape Plan Framework
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Jun 15, 2021 |
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Free Webinar: 5-Step Lawyer's Escape Plan
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Jun 08, 2021 |
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Risa Weaver-Enion leaves law to become a wedding planner and photographer
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Jun 01, 2021 |
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Eimear McCann transitions from immigration and human rights law to a legal tech start-up
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May 25, 2021 |
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Illegal Design: How do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time.
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May 21, 2021 |
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Jen Berson leaves litigation to start her own PR agency
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May 18, 2021 |
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The Top 2 Mistakes Lawyers Make When Trying To Change Careers
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May 14, 2021 |
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Robert Ingalls leaves litigation to start a podcast production company)
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May 11, 2021 |
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Illegal Design: 4 Habits Of Lucky People
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May 07, 2021 |
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Rob Bertman shows us that our lives don't have to be dictated by student loans
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May 04, 2021 |
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Lisa Rosen leaves litigation to work at an environmental non-profit organization
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Apr 27, 2021 |
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Francesca Chang is an ex-lawyer turned travel writer and life coach for lawyers
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Apr 20, 2021 |
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Illegal Design: Living By Design Versus By Default
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Apr 16, 2021 |
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Dr. Aisha leaves medical practice to coach high achievers on the science and heart of making change in your life
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Apr 13, 2021 |
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Rho Thomas balances practice, a side business, motherhood, and tackling law school debt
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Apr 06, 2021 |
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Illegal Design: Less Hustle, More Flow
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Apr 02, 2021 |
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Kat Johnston leaves her high intensity in-house attorney job purposefully plan-less
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Mar 30, 2021 |
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Illegal Design: Action Breeds Confidence
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Mar 26, 2021 |
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Vanessa Kuljis is a BigLaw litigator turned Gallup certified Strengths Coach
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Mar 23, 2021 |
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Illegal Design: Experiment, Have Fun, and Be Less Boring
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Mar 19, 2021 |
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Vicki Huebner leaves litigation for law school career services and ultimately her own dog training company
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Mar 16, 2021 |
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Illegal Design: Why Excellence at Work is Stunting Your Career
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Mar 12, 2021 |
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Elena Deutsch helps women leave the law
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Mar 09, 2021 |
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Jay Harrington leaves a big law bankruptcy practice to start a marketing & PR company with his wife
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Mar 02, 2021 |
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Illegal Design: Why we all need a gratitude practice
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Feb 26, 2021 |
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Geoffrey Stein leaves litigation to become a portrait artist
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Feb 23, 2021 |
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Illegal Design: Why your strengths, not skills, are the key to fulfilling work
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Feb 19, 2021 |
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Alli Elmunzer transitions from traditional practice to photography to running her own firm
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Feb 16, 2021 |
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Illegal Design: What Google Knows About Designing For Happiness
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Feb 12, 2021 |
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Stacey Wang leaves BigLaw litigation for the start-up world
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Feb 09, 2021 |
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Illegal Design: Surround Yourself with Bad Influences (i.e. non-lawyers)
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Feb 05, 2021 |
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Amy Impellizzeri leaves big law to become a novelist
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Feb 02, 2021 |
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Illegal Design:3 Reasons Play Is Not Just For Kids
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Jan 29, 2021 |
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Vanessa Perlman finds her flow between a freelance legal career and a travel business
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Jan 26, 2021 |
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Kim Nicol leaves practice to become a mindfulness and leadership coach
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Jan 19, 2021 |
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Illegal Design: 5 Design Tips for Your Home Office
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Jan 15, 2021 |
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Sarah Cottrell leaves big law to start the Former Lawyer Podcast and Collaborative
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Jan 12, 2021 |
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Illegal Design: Why We Should All Be More Like Alexis Rose
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Jan 08, 2021 |
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Annette Choti leaves a 20 year government job to start a legal marketing business
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Jan 05, 2021 |
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My work-life update and thoughts on building a purposeful life
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Dec 22, 2020 |
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Shunta Grant leaves practice to create her own business and to live on her terms
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Dec 15, 2020 |
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Jess Salomon leaves human rights law for stand-up comedy
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Dec 08, 2020 |
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Jessica Medina leaves 14 years of law practice behind to pursue financial coaching
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Nov 24, 2020 |
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Charlotte Smith goes from employment attorney to life design coach for lawyers
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Nov 18, 2020 |
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Jordan Hellman leaves litigation for sales and business development
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Aug 18, 2020 |
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Jan Newman leaves Big Law to earn her PhD and become a licensed clinical psychologist and executive coach
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Jul 21, 2020 |
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Heather Hubbard leaves law firm partnership to start a personal and professional development company
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Jul 06, 2020 |
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Summer Challenge: Take Action
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Jun 29, 2020 |
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Alex Su leaves big law litigation for legal technology sales
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Jun 22, 2020 |
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Mary Cobb tells about how she took a break from law to learn to paint in Italy, and now combines her careers in law and art
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Jun 15, 2020 |
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Alexis Robertson talks leaving litigation to run diversity and inclusion programs in Big Law, and what really needs to happen to achieve progress
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Jun 08, 2020 |
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Annie Little talks about shifts in law practice and career searches in the Covid-19 era
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Jun 01, 2020 |
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Chris Gillett leaves litigation to become a headshot photographer
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Feb 25, 2020 |
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Josh Ferguson leaves legislative practice to be a stay-at-home dad
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Feb 11, 2020 |
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Angela Han tells us how she built a dual career in law and health coaching
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Feb 03, 2020 |
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Travis Hornsby tells us how to break free from the student loan albatross
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Jan 27, 2020 |
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Clara Jung leans into her impulsivity and leaves litigation to build her own interior design firm
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Jan 20, 2020 |
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Annie Little helps rid us of lawyer-brain and get on the path to a happier career
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Jan 13, 2020 |
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Year-End Wrap-Up and Top 6 Lessons (I know it should be 5 or 10, but 6 is what I’ve got)
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Dec 16, 2019 |
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Adam Oliver tries multiple law firms and practice areas before leaving practice to run his own legal recruiting company
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Dec 10, 2019 |
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Jonathan Laubinger has no regrets about leaving practice before he even started for a career as an actuary
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Dec 03, 2019 |
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Jonathan Liu leaves employment law to become a real estate agent and investor
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Nov 25, 2019 |
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Rachel Solomon leaves litigation to pursue storytelling: first as a freelance writer, then as a novelist, and ultimately through brand creation at her own firm
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Nov 19, 2019 |
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Adam Friedl tells us how he transitioned from public interest law to software engineering
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Nov 12, 2019 |
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Melissa Lorenzo-Herve tells us how she ditched big law for a dual career in legal publishing and fashion
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Nov 07, 2019 |