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Leaving Law School and Choosing An Alternative Career With Tarzan Kay [TFLP 106]
Tarzan Kay is a copywriter that also teaches other people how to write better copy, specifically for emails. I asked Tarzan to join me on the Former Lawyer Podcast after I listened to an interview with her on another podcast. In that interview, she spoke about leaving...
The Simple Five-Step Framework to Identify an Alternative Career that You Actually Like (TFLP 105)
This week on the podcast, I am super excited to share with you a preview of the first episode of a secret pop-up podcast series called “The Simple Five-Step Framework to Identify an Alternative Career that You Actually Like” that I have just released. This series is...
The Truth About Being Miserable As a Lawyer & What To Do About It (TFLP 104)
There’s one thing you need to know about being miserable as a lawyer: it is not normal. I want to say that again, it’s not normal to be miserable in your job. I often see lawyers who think that it is normal since everyone around them is miserable in their jobs. Even...
Finding A Post-Legal Career in Legal Tech With Maya Markovich (TFLP 103)
Maya Markovich is the Chief Growth Officer at Nextlaw Labs, an innovation company in the legal tech industry. Maya pioneered her way to this position after her jump from practicing law. Her passion to create influential change was her driving force, and with that,...
What Transitioning Out Of The Law Looks Like With Collaborative Member Jamie (TFLP 102)
We recently started a new series of episodes where I will be interviewing some members of The Collaborative to hear their stories and experience with the membership and of course, what transitioning out of the law looks like. In this episode, we are joined by Jamie...
Transitioning From a Legal Career: The Former Lawyer Story Part 2 (TFLP 101)
For those who may be new, Former Lawyer is run by me, Sarah Cottrell. Through my work with Former Lawyer, I help those that are trying to transition from a legal career and into something that’s really meaningful for them. This is part two of the story of my journey...
Transitioning Out of the Law: The Former Lawyer Story Part 1 (TFLP 100)
To celebrate the 100th episode of The Former Lawyer Podcast, I’m sharing something a little different than usual, an interview with me about how transitioning out of the law and began Former Lawyer. I first shared my story on the very first episode of the podcast two...
Quitting Law – Why You Don’t Need Someone to Tell You What to Do (TFLP 099)
Like you, quitting law did not come easy to me. I distinctly remember sitting on the couch with my laptop in our house, scrolling through Indeed — because that was where jobs were posted back in the day — and having no idea what I wanted to do next. I was miserable...
What It’s Really Like to Leave the Law with a Collaborative Member (TFLP 098)
As you know, my podcast and membership, the Collaborative, is all about helping lawyers who feel they want to leave the law determine what they want to do instead, and how to do it. Usually, I share the stories of guests who have left the law already or want to leave...
Resume Gaps as a Lawyer – How Bad Are They Really? (TFLP 097)
Resume Gaps as a Lawyer - How Bad Are They Really? One of the most common searches I get from lawyers thinking of leaving law is “How bad is it to have a resume gaps as a lawyer?” Or what they are really asking, "How bad is it to just quit my job without something...