E157: Locke Adair Attorney at The Sanders Firm

Locke Adair is a Faulkner University Thomas Goode Jones School of Law Graduate and currently works as an attorney at The Sanders Firm. This episode with Locke Adair is one of the most inspiring underdog stories I’ve had on this podcast. Locke takes us down his journey, from growing up as a Bible major who scored a 13 on his ACT reading section and never believed in himself academically, to teaching and coaching at a rural school in Arkansas, to his mom paying for him to take the LSAT on a whim, which he barely studied for, all the way to graduating summa cum laude, second in his class at Faulkner University School of Law and landing a federal clerkship that nobody saw coming.And what makes Locke’s story even more powerful is his honesty about the realities of practicing law. He went from making $260,000 at a firm in Dallas, billing 200 hours a month, to moving back home to Arkansas for a slower pace of life, coaching his kids’ sports, and running his own docket at the Sanders firm, all while teaching as a visiting assistant professor at Harding University. A true testament to prioritizing quality of life over the paycheck.This was a fascinating conversation with someone who completely flipped his identity and proved that where you start doesn’t define where you end up!Locke’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lockeadairBe sure to check out the Official Sponsors for the Lawyers in the Making Podcast:Rhetoric - Empowers your teaching and training with AI that strengthens learning, protects integrity, and proves authentic understanding, for students and professionals alike, with CICERO. Find them here: userhetoric.comThe Law School Operating System™ Recorded Course - This course is for ambitious law students who want a proven, simple system to learn every topic in their classes to excel in class and on exams. Go to www.lisablasser.com, check out the student tab with course offerings, and use code LSOSNATE10 at checkout for 10% off Lisa’s recorded course!Start LSAT - Founded by former guest and 22-year-old superstar, Alden Spratt, Start LSAT was built upon breaking down barriers, allowing anyone access to high-quality LSAT Prep. For $110, you get the Start LSAT self-paced course, and using code LITM10, you get 10% off the self-paced course! Check out Alden and Start LSAT at startlsat.com and use codeLITM10 for 10% off the self-paced course!Lawyers in the Making Podcast is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Get full access to Lawyers in the Making Podcast at lawyersinthemaking.substack.com/subscribe