The Former Lawyer Podcast

By Sarah Cottrell

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Do you hate working as a lawyer? Are you an unhappy lawyer who wants to leave the law, but isn't sure what to do next? Do your family and friends think you're crazy for wanting to leave the law, or are you too afraid to tell them you don't want to be a lawyer? The Former Lawyer Podcast is for you! Each week, host Sarah Cottrell interviews a different former lawyer who has left the law behind. Hear inspiring stories about how these former lawyers are thriving and found their way to careers and lives they love.

Episode Date
Why Entertainment Law Isn't the Escape You Might Think with Jordan Nahmias
Apr 29, 2024
How to Decide if Now is the Right Time to Leave Law
Apr 22, 2024
Separating Your Identity From Your Legal Career
Apr 15, 2024
Understanding Burnout Versus Depression In Lawyers And How To Get Support
Apr 08, 2024
Finding an Empowering Path Back to Creative Work from Law with Lynley Ogilvie
Apr 01, 2024
Why You Shouldn't Feel Guilty if You Hate Being a Lawyer
Mar 25, 2024
Navigating Lawyering and New Career Paths with Chronic Health Conditions with Emily Whelden
Mar 18, 2024
An Existential Crisis When Leaving the Law Isn't a Sign of Failure
Mar 11, 2024
From Lawyer to Professional Development and Legal Recruiting with Adriana Paris
Mar 04, 2024
Empowering Change: Updates from the Legal Accountability Project with Aliza Shatzman
Feb 26, 2024
How to Shift Professionally From Lawyer to Chief Marketing Officer with Ashley Carlisle
Feb 19, 2024
Unraveling the Startling Parallels Between Narcissism in Family Units and Law Firms
Feb 12, 2024
Validation: An Incredible Tool for Unhappy Lawyers with Kelcey Baker
Feb 05, 2024
One Simple and Essential Piece of Advice to Leave the Law
Jan 29, 2024
The Challenges of Leaving Public Interest Law with Strawberry Nevill
Jan 22, 2024
Which Collab Feature Helped This Member With a Career Breakthrough
Jan 15, 2024
Adrian Hern’s Escape from Legal Burnout
Jan 08, 2024
The Misery of Knowing That One is Doing Harm As A Lawyer
Jan 01, 2024
The Misery of Not Feeling Entitled to One's Misery as a Lawyer
Dec 25, 2023
The Artificial Power Structure and Feeling Helpless as a Lawyer with Annie Little
Dec 18, 2023
The Misery of Ambiguity and Forced Pretense in Law Firms
Dec 11, 2023
Is Being A Lawyer A Bullshit Job?
Dec 04, 2023
Former Lawyer Turned Professional Organizer with Heather Davies
Nov 27, 2023
Three Reasons I’m Grateful I Left The Law
Nov 20, 2023
You're Not Lazy Because You Want to Leave Your Job
Nov 13, 2023
Does Being a Lawyer Cause Anxiety or Depression
Nov 06, 2023
How Law Firms Are Failing Lawyers With ADHD with Annie Little
Oct 30, 2023
Does Being a Lawyer Lead to ADHD? Unpacking the Relationship with Annie Little
Oct 23, 2023
Disclosing ADHD and Other Mental Health Issues to Your Firm
Oct 16, 2023
ADHD Accommodations for Lawyers with Lauren Ascher
Oct 09, 2023
Why You DON’T Want to Make Partner
Oct 02, 2023
Not Fitting In at Law Firms is a Good Thing
Sep 25, 2023
Moving from Law into Advocacy Work with Francesca Korbas
Sep 18, 2023
Behind the Scenes of The Former Lawyer Podcast’s First 200 Episodes
Sep 11, 2023
Making the Move from Law to Real Estate with Romy Frazier
Sep 04, 2023
Why the CliftonStrengths Workshop Is Included in the Guided Track
Aug 28, 2023
How to Choose the Right Former Lawyer Program for You
Aug 21, 2023
Why These Former Lawyers Decided to Join the Guided Track
Aug 14, 2023
What Would Former Lawyer Collab Members Tell Themselves Five Years Ago
Aug 07, 2023
What Has Been the Biggest Surprise for Former Lawyers in the Collab?
Jul 31, 2023
Myths Former Lawyers Believed Before Leaving the Law
Jul 24, 2023
Former Lawyers Share an Obvious Thing that was Transformative
Jul 17, 2023
What Collab Members Wish They Had Done Sooner
Jul 10, 2023
The Misery of Knowing That One Is Doing Harm as a Lawyer
Jul 03, 2023
The Misery of Not Feeling Entitled to One's Misery as a Lawyer
Jun 26, 2023
The Artificial Power Structure and Feeling Helpless as a Lawyer with Annie Little
Jun 19, 2023
The Misery of Ambiguity and Forced Pretense in Law Firms
Jun 12, 2023
Is Being A Lawyer A Bullshit Job?
Jun 05, 2023
Career Happiness After Law: Lessons Learned from Andrew Sohn's Pivots
May 29, 2023
The Challenges of Giving Notice at Toxic Law Firms
May 22, 2023
Feeling Your Feelings: How Self-Compassion Led Raha Francis Away From Biglaw
May 15, 2023
How to Handle the Bullying in Law Firms
May 08, 2023
Discovering the Art of Writing Romance with Former Lawyer Jayci Lee
May 01, 2023
How the Hypervigilance in Law Causes Lawyers to Leave the Law with Ed Cottrell
Apr 24, 2023
How to Become an Organizational Ombuds with Dina Lynch Eisenberg
Apr 17, 2023
What You Need to Know About Stealth Layoffs in Biglaw
Apr 10, 2023
Holding Onto Your Passion: The Journey from Law School to Acting with Ruth Kaufman
Apr 03, 2023
How to Take A Mental Health Leave of Absence From Your Law Firm with Megan Nogasky
Mar 27, 2023
Finding Freedom in Mental Health After Leaving Law with Megan Nogasky
Mar 20, 2023
How an ADHD Diagnosis Changed a Career Path with Lauren Ascher
Mar 13, 2023
Setting Aside Prestige and Leaving Law for Therapy with Yael Eiserike
Mar 06, 2023
Ending a 22 Year Legal Career for a New Career in Counseling with Karen Gulde
Feb 27, 2023
5 Tips for Lawyers to Find a Therapist to Help with Stress and Anxiety
Feb 20, 2023
Why It's Critical Lawyers Know Your Job is Not Your Identity with Mike Whelan
Feb 13, 2023
Embrace Your Passion and Leave Your Legal Career Behind with Cary Simowitz
Feb 06, 2023
What It’s Really Like to Leave the Law with a Collaborative Member
Jan 30, 2023
How the Former Lawyer Collaborative Helped Angelica Pedraza Transition to Nursing
Jan 23, 2023
1 Year After Leaving the Law: Looking Back with Collab Member Jamie Spannhake
Jan 16, 2023
How The Guided Track Supported Marquel Stuedemann in Transitioning from Lawyer to Trust Officer
Jan 09, 2023
Happy New Year, It's Client Month at Former Lawyer!
Jan 02, 2023
From Biglaw to Running a Creative Business with Loly Orozco
Dec 26, 2022
How Sarah Rutledge Fischer left Biglaw to be a Working Artist
Dec 19, 2022
From Biglaw Associate to Clinical Psychologist with Dr. Jan Newman
Dec 12, 2022
How Janelle Christian Went From Biglaw to Starting a Coaching Business
Dec 05, 2022
The After Series: Life After Biglaw
Nov 28, 2022
Leaving Private Practice Behind for a Career in Tech as a Data Scientist
Nov 21, 2022
How to Work Through Conflicting Emotions as You Transition Out of the Law
Nov 14, 2022
How to Avoid Coaching Scams and Find the Right Fit Coach for You
Nov 07, 2022
Why Your Toxic Workplace Makes It Impossible To Figure Out What You Want To Do
Oct 31, 2022
How Laura Evans Left Environmental Law Days After a Terrible Anxiety Attack
Oct 24, 2022
Lawyers, Your Job Shouldn't Make You Cry
Oct 17, 2022
It's Not As Unusual As You Might Think to Leave the Law After 20 Years
Oct 10, 2022
From Biglaw Partner to Success Coach for Lawyers with Heather Moulder
Oct 03, 2022
Normalize Grieving Your Legal Career Even When You're Happy About It
Sep 26, 2022
Leaving Biglaw To Become an Author and Writing Coach With Mary Adkins
Sep 19, 2022
Career Advice Lawyers Should Avoid: Do What You Love, You'll Never Work A Day
Sep 12, 2022
What Happens In The Guided Track
Sep 05, 2022
Simple But Not Easy: Finding A Post-Legal Career
Aug 29, 2022
Life After Biglaw in a new Hybrid Role with Ed Cottrell
Aug 22, 2022
The Long Process Of Leaving A Legal Career with Ed Cottrell
Aug 15, 2022
Leaving The Legal Profession After Practicing For Years With Landis Wade
Aug 08, 2022
“You Have To Learn To Love Where You Are” Is Trash Advice For Lawyers Who Want To Leave The Law
Aug 01, 2022
Creating Change In The Legal System with Aliza Shatzman
Jul 25, 2022
Writing A Book About Former Lawyers While Leaving The Law With Adam Pascarella
Jul 18, 2022
Career Coaching for Lawyers: Working 1:1 with Sarah Cottrell
Jul 11, 2022
How (And Why) Navneet Mann Left The Legal Field For Coaching
Jul 04, 2022
Do I Think Everyone Should Leave The Law
Jun 27, 2022
Exiting The Legal Profession For A Startup With Karen Spencer
Jun 20, 2022
Living With ADHD As A Lawyer with Annie Little
Jun 13, 2022
Giving Up A Job In The Law For A Growing Side Hustle with David Sparks
Jun 06, 2022
The “No Assholes Rule" (And Why It’s A Joke)
May 30, 2022
Working As A Woman In Biglaw And Patent Litigation with Ashley Chi
May 23, 2022
Do Group Programs Work For Introverts?
May 16, 2022
How Kevin Ha Side Hustled His Way Out Of The Legal Profession
May 09, 2022
If You're Not Suffering In The Law, You're Not Working Hard Enough
May 02, 2022
Falling Out Of Love With The Law With Julie Lythcott-Haims
Apr 25, 2022
Do You Really Want To Leave The Law Or Just This Job?
Apr 18, 2022
Finding Your Strengths Using CliftonStrengths Assessment With Vanessa Kuljis
Apr 11, 2022
Trauma as a Lawyer With Kara Hardin
Apr 04, 2022
Transitioning Out Of The Law To Legal Marketing With Andy Cabasso
Mar 28, 2022
The Expectation Of Perfection In The Law Is Leaving Lawyers Exhausted
Mar 21, 2022
How to Leave Litigation and a Legal Career for Consulting with Stinson Mundy
Mar 14, 2022
Signs of Malignant Narcissism In The Legal Profession
Mar 07, 2022
Finding An Alternative Career In DEI With Amber Haggins
Feb 28, 2022
Four Myths That Keep Lawyers From Exploring Non-Legal Career Paths
Feb 21, 2022
Learn about how Rho Thomas went from struggling in her career as a lawyer to becoming a popular, thriving financial coach for lawyers.
Feb 14, 2022
What Burned-Out Lawyers Need To Know: Signs Of Lawyer Burnout with Ilona Salmons
Feb 07, 2022
Burnout In Lawyers with Ilona Salmons
Jan 31, 2022
What It's Like Inside The Collaborative During A Guided Track
Jan 24, 2022
What Burned Out Lawyers Need to Know
Jan 17, 2022
The Pernicious Cycle That’s Trapping You In Your Job As A Lawyer
Jan 10, 2022
How You Can Leave The Law This Year
Jan 03, 2022
Biglaw Associate Burnout (What I'm Seeing In 2021 & Why It Matters)
Dec 13, 2021
Stop Telling Lawyers That Their Thoughts Cause Their Feelings | When Cognitive Behavioral Therapy For Lawyers Is Abused
Dec 06, 2021
Your Job Shouldn't Make You Cry
Nov 29, 2021
From Lawyer to Therapist: Therapy As A Post-Legal Career With Kara Hardin
Nov 22, 2021
How To Find A Non-Law Job ASAP
Nov 15, 2021
Pursuing Mental Health After Leaving The Legal Profession with Lauren Tetenbaum
Nov 08, 2021
Shifting Office Culture in Biglaw Firms
Nov 01, 2021
I Don't Want To Be A Lawyer Anymore—What Can I Do?
Oct 25, 2021
Authority Without Responsibility: The Toxic Work Environment Of Biglaw Firms
Oct 18, 2021
Making The Move To A Non-Legal Career With Nhu-Y Le
Oct 11, 2021
The Cost Of Career Coaching For Lawyers with Annie Little
Oct 04, 2021
Gaslighting In The Legal Profession: Are Former Lawyers Just Bitter?
Sep 27, 2021
Creating A Better Workplace Culture For Working Parents With Debi Yadegari
Sep 20, 2021
How To Leave Your Legal Career Without Guilt
Sep 13, 2021
Leaving Law School and Choosing An Alternative Career With Tarzan Kay
Sep 06, 2021
The Simple Five-Step Framework to Identify an Alternative Career that You Actually Like
Aug 30, 2021
The Truth About Being Miserable As a Lawyer & What To Do About It
Aug 23, 2021
Finding A Post-Legal Career in Legal Tech With Maya Markovich
Aug 16, 2021
What Transitioning Out Of The Law Looks Like With Collaborative Member Jamie
Aug 09, 2021
Transitioning From a Legal Career: The Former Lawyer Story Part 2
Aug 02, 2021
Transitioning Out of the Law: The Former Lawyer Story Part 1
Jul 26, 2021
Quitting Law - Why You Don’t Need Someone to Tell You What to Do
Jul 19, 2021
What It’s Really Like to Leave the Law with a Collaborative Member
Jul 12, 2021
Resume Gaps as a Lawyer - How Bad Are They Really?
Jul 05, 2021
From Litigator to Legal Project Management with Rachael Philbin
Jun 28, 2021
What to Look for in a Lawyer Career Coach
Jun 21, 2021
Fear of Career Change & The Unknown After Law - Nnamdi Nwaezeapu
Jun 14, 2021
Biglaw Burnout - The Biglaw System Creates Burnout
Jun 06, 2021
Pursuing Your Dreams Without Giving Your Loved Ones a Heart Attack
May 31, 2021
How to Know When It’s Time to Hire a Career Coach
May 24, 2021
Charting Your Own Path Outside of Biglaw with Jennifer Park
May 17, 2021
Is Now The Time to Leave the Law?
May 10, 2021
Designing Your Life and Human-Centered Design in Law with Katherine Porter
May 03, 2021
Stigma-free Grief Recovery for Lawyers with Heather Horton
Apr 26, 2021
From Biglaw to Running a Creative Business with Loly Orozco
Apr 19, 2021
How a Flexible Mindset Took Her From Bankruptcy Law to Legal Tech with Ivy Grey
Apr 12, 2021
From Litigator To All Things Real Estate With Jonathan Liu
Apr 05, 2021
From Law To Podcast Production For Law Firms With Robert Ingalls
Mar 29, 2021
Marie Sotelo: Former Lawyer Turned Full-Time Freelance Writer
Mar 22, 2021
Prestige Is A Liar
Mar 15, 2021
A Biglaw Rant (And Why I Created Former Lawyer)
Mar 08, 2021
Leaving Law And Finding Joy In Home Organizing With Pia Thompson
Mar 01, 2021
Janelle Christian: Built A Six-Figure Side Biz And Left Biglaw
Feb 15, 2021
Learning To Prioritize Self Over Work With Janelle Christian
Feb 08, 2021
Natasha Alladina: Biglaw To Public Service, Recruiting, And Policy Work
Feb 01, 2021
Lawyer Brain, The Lawyer Bubble, And Other People's Opinions
Jan 25, 2021
Are You A Burned Out Lawyer?
Jan 18, 2021
This Feels Hard Because It Is Hard
Jan 11, 2021
A Cancelled Vacation (And Why Law Was Wrong For Me)
Jan 04, 2021
Student Loan Debt Considerations for Lawyers with Student Loan Planner Consultant Lauryn Williams
Dec 14, 2020
Annette Choti—From Government Lawyer To Digital Marketer & SEO Expert
Dec 07, 2020
What Is The Former Lawyer Collaborative?
Nov 30, 2020
Lawyers, Don't Try To Figure Out An Alternative Career Without This
Nov 23, 2020
I Don't Want To Be A Lawyer Anymore—What Can I Do?
Nov 16, 2020
Most Lawyers Would Not Admit This
Nov 09, 2020
Megan Smiley: From Law To Higher Ed To Interior Design
Nov 02, 2020
Geoffrey Stein: Former Lawyer Turned Portrait Painter
Oct 26, 2020
Heather Yurovsky: From Lawyer To Career Coach And Start-Up Catalyst
Oct 19, 2020
Valerie Beck—Left The Law For A Career In Chocolate
Oct 12, 2020
Jessica Medina—From Biglaw To The SEC To Financial Counselor For Biglaw Lawyers
Oct 05, 2020
Moving Beyond Biglaw As A Single Mom Of Twins With Jessica Medina
Sep 28, 2020
Becoming A Level 3 Sommelier with Helynn Nelson
Sep 21, 2020
Employment Litigation to Human Resources Pro with Helynn Nelson
Sep 14, 2020
From Law to Insurance to Joy Coach for High-Achieving Moms with Meghan Smith
Sep 07, 2020
From Law to Nursing with Hector Chavez
Aug 31, 2020
From Biglaw to Legal Tech with Alex Su
Aug 24, 2020
Annie Little: Commercial Lending & Real Estate Lawyer to Lawyer Career Coach
Aug 17, 2020
Don't Wait Until You Feel Ready
Aug 10, 2020
Annie Little: Lawyering (and Leaving Law) as an Anxious Extrovert
Aug 03, 2020
Andrea Yang: Litigator Turned Law School Career Counselor and Coach
Jul 27, 2020
Mary Eberle: From Law Firm Partner to DNA Hunter
Jul 20, 2020
Leaving Law Without A Dream Job with Lauren Bernadett
Jul 13, 2020
Feeling Stuck In Law Even Without Student Loans With Lauren Bernadett
Jul 06, 2020
It's Okay To Be A Quitter
Jun 29, 2020
The Sunk Costs Fallacy
Jun 22, 2020
There Is Nothing Wrong With You
Jun 15, 2020
There Is No Perfect Next Step
Jun 01, 2020
Your Job Should Not Make You Cry
May 25, 2020
Biglaw Is Inhospitable To Human Life
May 18, 2020
There Are Some Things You Can't Think Your Way Through
May 11, 2020
How Sarah Rutledge Fischer left Biglaw to be a Working Artist: Part Two
May 04, 2020
Leaving A Biglaw Firm For The Art World with Sarah Rutledge: Part One
Apr 27, 2020
Dr. Jan Newman: From Biglaw Associate to Clinical Psychologist
Apr 20, 2020
What Unhappy Lawyers Need To Know Right Now
Apr 13, 2020
Leaving the Biglaw for Nonprofit Consulting with Tai Dixon
Apr 06, 2020
Spouses Leave the Law to Build a Marketing Agency for Lawyers with Tyler & April Roberts
Mar 30, 2020
From Lawyer to Online Stationery Shop Owner with Gaby Abrams
Mar 23, 2020
Beating the Sunday Scaries and Finding Joy In Life and Business After Law
Mar 16, 2020
From Tax Attorney to Financial Coach with Adam Kol
Mar 09, 2020
Amy DuVall: From Politics to Pastry, part 2
Mar 02, 2020
From Environmental Lobbyist to Starting a Pastry Business with Amy DuVall
Feb 24, 2020
How Matt Wheat Left Legal Aid to Become a Firefighter
Feb 17, 2020
Finding an Influential Career in Coaching After Being Let Down by Biglaw
Feb 10, 2020
Battling Depression To Become Legally Bold with Toya Gavin
Feb 03, 2020
Giving Up The Legal Profession For Event Planning with Risa Weaver-Enion
Jan 27, 2020
From Business Litigation to Professional Development for Lawyers with Katie Aldrich
Jan 20, 2020
Building a Career and Business Coaching Firm After Leaving The Law with Ami Watkin
Jan 13, 2020
From Federal Public Defender to Post Legal Career In Photography and Travel Journalism with Sivani Babu
Jan 06, 2020
From “Hating Every Second” of Working in Law to Legal Educator for Entrepreneurs with Sam Vander Wielen
Dec 30, 2019
From Working In Biglaw To Teaching Yoga And Meditation With Catherine Zack
Dec 23, 2019
The Generational Mindset Gap Around Career Changes with Morgan Hall
Dec 16, 2019
Leaving Biglaw Without a Plan for The Unbillable Life with Marissa Geannette
Dec 09, 2019
How a Millennial Lawyer Followed Her Curiosity Out of Law With Nicole Abboud
Dec 02, 2019
How This Former Lawyer Made a Business out of Quitting with Goli Kalkhoran
Nov 25, 2019
Transitioning From A Legal Career to Health Coaching For Perfectionists With Simi Botic
Nov 18, 2019
Jennifer Alvey: From Lawyer to Legal Publishing to Career Coach for Lawyers
Nov 11, 2019
From Lawyer to Six-Figure Entrepreneur with Tasha Cochran
Nov 04, 2019
From Renewable Energy Lawyer to Environmental Advocate with Tiffany Duong
Oct 28, 2019
Leaving the Law to Build a Caligraphy Company with Shinah Chang
Oct 21, 2019
Leaving Your Legal Career After a Few Years With Francesca Chang
Oct 14, 2019
How Jen Berson Created a Different Definition of Success After the Legal Life
Oct 07, 2019
Why Alex Davis Left Practicing Law To Do Content Marketing For Lawyers (And How An Enneagram Test Helped)
Sep 30, 2019
Stacy Mikulik
Sep 23, 2019
Leaving The Law For Coaching as an Ontological Coach with Matt Maxwell
Sep 16, 2019
From Biglaw to Director of The Illinois Department of Juvenile Justice with Heidi Mueller
Sep 09, 2019
Flying Out The Gates Of A Legal Job For Horse Race Writing With Nicolle Neulist
Sep 02, 2019
Putting Priorities First To Discover A Career Outside Of The Legal World with Alexis Michaud
Aug 26, 2019
Quitting the Law to Practice Medicine with Maria Phillis
Aug 19, 2019
How Former Lawyer Sarah Cottrell Got In And Out Of The Law
Aug 12, 2019
Introduction to The Former Lawyer Podcast
Aug 03, 2019