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The Former Lawyer Podcast — 367 episodes · page 1 of 4
Why Your Law Job Feels More Unsustainable Than It Used To
Why “Every Job Sucks” Is Bad Advice for Lawyers Who Hate Their Jobs
Do You Need Therapy or Career Coaching When You Want to Leave Law
How to Figure Out What You Want to Do Instead of Practicing Law
Reconnecting With Your Creativity After Years in the Law
What’s Next for the Former Lawyer Collaborative
The Misery of Knowing That One Is Doing Harm as a Lawyer
The Misery of Not Feeling Entitled to One's Misery as a Lawyer
The Artificial Power Structure and Feeling Helpless as a Lawyer with Annie Little
The Misery of Ambiguity and Forced Pretense in Law Firms
Is Being A Lawyer A Bullshit Job?
How Lawyers Can Rethink Their Skills for Business with Alex Su
How to Take A Mental Health Leave of Absence From Your Law Firm with Megan Nogasky
Leaving the Law When You’re Already Burned Out
Making a Career Change When You're Afraid of Getting It Wrong with Kelcey Baker
The Shame Lawyers Feel About Wanting to Leave Law
From Commercial Litigator to Personal Trainer and Business Owner with Zach Reisch
Translating Legal Skills for a Non-Legal Job Doesn't Start With Your Resume
Leaving Biglaw to Become a Sex and Relationship Coach with Amy Terwilleger
Trying to Justify Leaving Law Is What’s Keeping You There
Tolerating Your Lawyer Job While You're Preparing to Leave
How to Break Into Legal Tech and AI as a Lawyer with Ben Chiriboga
How an Overdeveloped Sense of Responsibility Keeps Lawyers Stuck
What Doing Your Best Is Costing You as a Lawyer
You Don't Have to Quit Your Job to Start Leaving Law
Why Lawyers Think Feelings Are Optional and What It Costs Them
Why High-Achieving Lawyers Stay in Jobs That Are Hurting Them
The Perfectionist Trap That Makes It Hard to Leave Law
Why Unhappy Lawyers Should Pick Up a Hobby Before They're Ready to Leave
What Lawyers Wish They'd Asked Before Going to Law School
Hard Things Feel Hard Because They Are Hard
Escaping the Legal Grind to Build a Balanced Life with Dan Branagan
How to Explore Your Career Options After Law with Patience and a Plan
From Law School to Literary Agent with Lilly Ghahremani
How a Misalignment of Values and Career Helped a Lawyer Become a Therapist with David Sazant
How Multiple Assessments Help Lawyers Changing Careers
Don't Wait for the World to Stabilize Before You Leave Your Legal Job
Do You Need a Bridge Job? Key Questions for Lawyers in Transition
I'm Not Here to Convince You to Leave the Law
The Best First Step When You're Not Ready to Leave Law Yet
Why Community Support Matters When You're Leaving the Law
The One Decision Unhappy Lawyers Must Make Before Changing Careers
When “I Invested Too Much to Leave the Law” Becomes the Reason You Stay Stuck
You Don’t Have to Earn the Right to Leave the Law with Zi Lin
How Scarcity Keeps Lawyers in Jobs They Don’t Want
Your Burnout Started Long Before Your First Legal Job
The Mistake Lawyers Make When They Want to Leave the Law
Why You Feel Like You Can Never Turn Your Brain Off as a Lawyer
What to Expect in Your First Year After Leaving the Law
How to Break the Outrage-Complacency Cycle and Finally Leave Law
It’s Okay to Care What People Think and Still Leave Law
The Former Lawyer Framework 2.0: Streamlining Your Exit Strategy
Why Talk Therapy Stops Working for Burned-Out Lawyers
Nothing is Worth Sacrificing Yourself - A Reminder for All Lawyers
It’s Not Too Late to Leave the Law in 2025
Is the Grass Greener When You Leave the Law? (What Former Lawyers Say)
The Partner Who Makes Everyone Quit Isn't Your Problem to Fix
Know It’s the Right Time to Leave the Law with Two Questions
Lawyers Hoping To Be Hit By A Bus Isn't Normal, but Not Uncommon Either with Kelcey Baker
From Biglaw Impostor Syndrome to Publishing Diverse Children's Books with Tiffany Obeng
Escaping Lawyer Burnout for Legal Tech with Ben Chiriboga
Why Lawyers Stay Stuck After Taking Career Assessments
Legal Recruiter Bryson Malcolm Calls Out Firms That Abandon Diversity
Lawyer Burnout Is Valid Even If You Don't Have Kids
Is Making Partner Really Better Than Being an Associate
From Biglaw Misery to a Meaningful Career in Family Law
Biglaw Leaders are Cowards and the Effects are More Obvious Now than Ever
Supporting The Legal Accountability Project Because Transparency Shouldn’t Be Controversial
Reddit and Fishbowl Are Great—Except When They're Not
Five Years of Helping Lawyers Leave the Law inside The Former Lawyer Collaborative
Understanding Executive Functions in an ADHD Brain with Annie Little
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusivity are not the Problem in Biglaw
When Tragedy Leads to Career Changes and Better Balance with Laura Markham
It’s Okay If You’re Just Surviving Right Now
What If You Don’t Want to Be a Lawyer Anymore?
What to Do If You’re Sick of Complaining About Your Job
Advice to Get a Job in Tech after Law with Ed Cottrell
Leaving the Law Is Simple but It’s Not Easy
You Don’t Need Permission to Leave the Law and Here’s Why
Why Amisha DeYoung-Dominguez Left the Law for Public Service
Why Stay-at-Home Parents Who Left Law Have More Career Options Than They Think
What Has Been the Biggest Surprise for Former Lawyers in the Collab?
Myths Former Lawyers Believed Before Leaving the Law
Former Lawyers Share the Obvious Thing That Transformed Their Careers
Navigating the Millennial Success Trap
Can the Corporate World Solve My Work-Life Balance Problems?
Why You Don’t Need to IRAC Your Way Out of the Law
Why Your Values Are the First Step to Leaving the Law
A Clear Path to Leaving the Law This Year
Lawyers Hoping To Be Hit By A Bus Isn’t Normal, but Not Uncommon Either with Kelcey Baker
Disclosing ADHD and Other Mental Health Issues to Your Firm
How to Take A Mental Health Leave of Absence From Your Law Firm with Megan Nogasky
I'm Not Here to Convince You to Leave the Law
From Law School to Literary Agent with Lilly Ghahremani
How the Sunk Cost Fallacy Keeps Lawyers Stuck in the Law
Escaping the Legal Grind to Build a Balanced Life with Dan Branagan
How Toxic Workplaces Make You Doubt Yourself—And Why Leaving Law Can Help
How a Misalignment of Values and Career Helped a Lawyer Become a Therapist with David Sazant
How Law Firms Mismanage Billable Hours and Create Anxiety for Associates
How Adrian Hern Beat Legal Burnout and Transformed Her Career