Blog & Podcast
How To Find A Non-Law Job ASAP (TFLP 078)
How do you find a non-law job ASAP? A lot of lawyers reach a stage where they are DONE and just want to find something, anything to get them some space from legal practice. I'm often asked for advice about how to look for a non-law job in this situation. What should...
Alternative Careers for Lawyers: What To Do When You Want To Quit Law
I can't even tell you how many times I Googled "alternative careers for lawyers" while I was working in Biglaw. It was . . . a lot. I hated being a lawyer. Since you're here, I'm guessing that's you as well. You realize that you want to leave legal practice. Or you...
Your Job Should Not Make You Cry (TFLP 042)
Have you found yourself crying in your office, or on the way to the office, or when working at home? Crying because of your job is weirdly normalized in the legal profession. In episode 042 of the podcast, I'm sharing why your job should not make you cry. Episode...
Recent Posts & Episodes
Designing Your Life and Human-Centered Design in Law with Katherine Porter
Katherine Porter is a former lawyer turned consultant at her firm The Resource Woman, who now helps law firms cultivate a culture that attracts people and invites them to actually want to stay. On this episode of the podcast, Katherine shares how the idea of...
Stigma-free Grief Recovery for Lawyers with Heather Horton (TFLP 087)
Heather Horton is a lawyer by training who now operates her own grief recovery company, The H-Squared Group, LLC. On this episode of the podcast, Heather Shares how she moved from accounting to law and now into her current role advocating for and teaching stigma-free...
From Biglaw to Running a Creative Business with Loly Orozco (TFLP 086)
Loly Orozco is a former financial restructuring lawyer turned stationary design company owner. Her company, Little Postage House, sells curated vintage postage stamps and designs and prints all types of paper items from birth announcements to wedding invitations to...
How a Flexible Mindset Took Her From Bankruptcy Law to Legal Tech with Ivy Grey (TFLP 085)
Ivy Grey moved from IT to advertising to law, before landing at a legal tech company WordRake, a Microsoft Word add-in, which edits legal documents for clarity and brevity. On this episode of the podcast, Ivy shares how her flexible mindset, a hobby, and her skillset...
From Litigator To All Things Real Estate With Jonathan Liu (TFLP 084)
Jonathan Liu hated public speaking and basically everything about litigation. Even so, he spent 7 years as a litigator before leaving the law for a career in real estate. On today's episode of the podcast, Jonathan shares how he figured out it was time for him to...
From Law To Podcast Production For Law Firms With Robert Ingalls (TFLP 083)
Robert Ingalls practiced criminal law, civil litigation, and estate planning before deciding to leave the law and start his company, Lawpods, which is a podcast production company for law firms. On this episode of the podcast, Robert shares about how his podcasting...
Marie Sotelo: Former Lawyer Turned Full-Time Freelance Writer (TFLP 082)
Today on the podcast I'm sharing my conversation with Marie Sotelo, who left legal practice after 10 years and built a career as a full-time freelance writer.Marie shares how she built her career, and advice for other lawyers who want to make a living as a writer. If...
Prestige Is A Liar (TFLP 081)
Today I'm sharing one of the key realizations that you need to have in order to start making career decisions that work for you. Prestige is a liar. Prestige is a liar—what does that mean? The legal profession has a problem with prestige. Large portions of the...
A Biglaw Rant (And Why I Created Former Lawyer) (TFLP 080)
Today I'm sharing about something that happened to one of my guests after they were on the show, which turns into a bit of a Biglaw rant. I also talk about why I created Former Lawyer. "Not representative of my experience" A few episodes ago, I shared two episodes...
Leaving Law And Finding Joy In Home Organizing With Pia Thompson (TFLP 079)
Pia Thompson is a home organizer, joy-finder, and KonMari consultant in training. She practiced law for years even though it felt wrong to her. She would experience feelings of discomfort and would find herself crying in her office because she didn't want to be doing...