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Geoffrey Stein: Former Lawyer Turned Portrait Painter (TFLP 063)
After more than 10 years of legal practice, Geoffrey Stein went to art school and became a full-time artist and portrait painter. Meet Former Lawyer Geoffrey Stein During the recession of the early 80s, Geoffrey Stein decided to go to law school after finding it...
Heather Yurovsky: From Lawyer To Career Coach And Start-Up Catalyst (TFLP 062)
Heather Yurovsky went to law school unsure of whether she would practice law long-term. After a year of practice, the verdict was in (no pun intended)—legal practice was not for her. So, Heather embarked on a new career path, learning how to simply take the next step...
Valerie Beck: Left The Law For A Career In Chocolate (TFLP 061)
Valerie Beck felt like she didn't fit in from the moment she arrived in law school. After several Biglaw jobs and an in-house gig, she decided law was truly not the place for her and decided to forge her own career path in the world of chocolate. Nearly 20 years ago,...
Jessica Medina: From Biglaw To The SEC To Financial Counselor For Biglaw Lawyers (TFLP 060)
In episode 059, Jessica Medina shared all about how she ended up in law school, and then Biglaw, before deciding to leave to take a job at the SEC. In this episode, Jessica shares about how she realized after making the move to the SEC that it wasn't just Biglaw that...
Moving Beyond Biglaw As A Single Mom Of Twins With Jessica Medina (TFLP 059)
Jessica Medina went to law school thinking she would work for the government and change the world for the better. But during her 2L year at Columbia Law School, she gave birth to twins and became a single mom. Biglaw seemed the inevitable and obviously correct choice...
Becoming A Level 3 Sommelier with Helynn Nelson (TFLP 058)
Hobbies and side hustles can seem like a distraction when you're on the law firm treadmill. But cultivating interests outside the law is often the ticket to figuring out what you really want to do career-wise. In this episode, Helynn Nelson shares about becoming a...
Employment Litigation to Human Resources Pro with Former Lawyer Helynn Nelson (TFLP 057)
Have you ever looked at the people senior to you at your firm, the partners and senior associates, and thought, "I don't want your life!" So did former lawyer Helynn Nelson, my guest on this episode of the podcast. Helynn landed a coveted employment litigation...
From Law to Insurance to Joy Coach for High-Achieving Moms with Former Lawyer Meghan Smith (TFLP 056)
Who am I if I'm not a lawyer? We often talk on the podcast about how leaving the law (or even thinking about it!) creates a crisis of identity for lawyers. My guest today, former lawyer Meghan Smith, shares about her own journey from big firm lawyer, to seemingly...
Don’t Wait Until You Feel Ready (TFLP 052)
In this episode, I want to leave unhappy lawyers who want to leave law with one simple message: don't wait until you feel ready. I'm reflecting on the one-year anniversary of The Former Lawyer Podcast, and all that I've learned over this last year. It's honestly hard...
Former Lawyer Annie Little: Commercial Lending & Real Estate Lawyer to Lawyer Career Coach (TFLP 053)
How do you figure out what you want to do next once you realize you want to leave the law? In this episode, I'm sharing the second half of my conversation with former lawyer Annie Little. (I highly recommend that you listen to the first half as well, all about lawyer...