Episode
How to Explore Your Career Options After Law with Patience and a Plan
- Podcast
- The Former Lawyer Podcast
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- Feb 2, 2026
- Duration seconds
- 649
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Summary
When Sarah looks back at her time in practice, she can see a pattern that shows up for almost every lawyer who thinks about leaving the law. She would have a kernel of interest in a career path outside of the law, but her brain would immediately start telling her why it was a bad fit. It became an instant cycle of negativity. If you find yourself doing this, you are "lawyering yourself". You are taking an idea and prematurely deciding it is impossible before you have actually spent any time l...