Leaving Biglaw with Stephanie Wilkins - Episode 33

Kathryn talks with Stephanie Wilkins who said "No" to the Biglaw brass ring of partnership in favor of a freelancer's life. Hear what it is like to choose to be happy over money and how she makes the uncertainty of freelance work for her. Episode Resources https://www.stephaniewilkinsphotography.com/about  https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephanie-wilkins/ https://www.instagram.com/swilkinstravels/   Episode Highlights Being a writer at Above The Law - 1:54 Leaving Biglaw - 2:15 Her background - 2:20 Going to law school - 5:06 When she decided to leave biglaw - 7:31 Making a decision to not being unhappy anymore - 8:54 Being miserable at biglaw - 10:08 Feeling that your work is not valued - 11:25 The idea of being a photographer - 16:26 Being determined to not being an attorney anymore - 20:12 Stephanie's routine - 25:04 Dealing with the uncertainty of a freelancer - 27:27 Enjoying to travel the world - 30:18 Her favorite travel - 34:19 A low point in a freelancer live - 34:38 Not hating the law, just hating being a lawyer - 37:37 Now she understands what it means to be happy - 39:27 Stephanie's regrets - 40:05 The craziest project that she had - 41:33 Subscribe, Share and Review To get the next episode subscribe with your favorite podcast player. Subscribe with Apple Podcasts Follow on Spotify Leave a review on Apple Podcasts