Do You hate
Being a Lawyer?

Sick of Googling “What can I do with my J.D.?”

Ditch your soul-sucking job and trade lawyering for a better life using the Former Lawyer Framework™, a values-first process that helps you identify the right career for you
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This You?

Sunday evening rolls around…

… and you feel literally sick with dread about your week full of obnoxious opposing counsel, thankless doc review or diligence, awful depositions, or stressful hearings and trials.

Your family and friends think you’re crazy for wanting to leave the law—or maybe you’re too afraid to even tell them that you don’t want to be a lawyer anymore because you’re afraid of how they will react.

You cry on the way to work because of the stress of dealing with difficult clients, toxic partners, and all of the minutiae of legal practice.

You wonder if changing careers is even a possibility for you.

The Truth:

There is nothing wrong with you
if you don’t want to be a lawyer anymore.

Leaving the law is possible, and I can help you do it.

Even if you’re thinking:

  • Isn’t leaving the law just throwing away all the time and money I spent getting a J.D.?
  • I’m not qualified for anything else.
  • I don’t have any transferable skills.
  • I have NO IDEA what I would do if I wasn’t a lawyer!

You can ditch your soul-sucking legal job and trade lawyering for a

Better Life.

Clarity follows action.

My 5-step Former Lawyer Framework™ is a values-first approach designed to help you take action and identify the right career for you.

Ready to follow the Framework? Here’s how I support lawyers who want to identify an alternative career…

Self-Paced Program

The Former Lawyer Collaborative™

A community built around the Former Lawyer Framework™ and resources that help you implement it.

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1:1 Coaching

Work with Sarah 1:1

We’ll tailor the Framework to your specific circumstances so you can take action toward the career clarity that you need.

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Sunday evenings aren’t filled with dread about the week to come.

You make career decisions from a place of confidence and ease.

You’ve ditched the anxiety and stress that you think is a normal part of working life.

Founder of Former Lawyer LLC, Sarah Cottrell.

I help lawyers who are considering leaving law explore alternative careers and identify the next right step for them.

I developed the Former Lawyer Framework™ based on my own exit from legal practice after a decade, hundreds of interviews with former lawyers across every legal specialty, 300+ episodes of the Former Lawyer Podcast, and working directly with hundreds of lawyers inside the Former Lawyer Collaborative™ and 1:1 since 2020.

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The Former Lawyer Podcast

Honest conversations with former lawyers and advice and strategies for lawyers looking to leave law.