{"podcast":{"title":"The Former Lawyer Podcast","slug":"the-former-lawyer-podcast-743786","podcast_index_feed_id":743786,"rss_url":"https://rss.buzzsprout.com/2372424.rss","website_url":"https://formerlawyer.com/podcast","image_url":"https://storage.buzzsprout.com/ljq5ieptocl4c55y1ruivzffamej?.jpg","author":"Sarah Cottrell","episode_count":356,"summary":"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.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-13T16:23:12.427104+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-former-lawyer-podcast-743786"},"episode":{"title":"Tolerating Your Lawyer Job While You're Preparing to Leave","slug":"tolerating-your-lawyer-job-while-you-re-preparing-to-leave","published_at":"2026-04-27T08:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-former-lawyer-podcast-743786/tolerating-your-lawyer-job-while-you-re-preparing-to-leave","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-former-lawyer-podcast-743786","url":"https://formerlawyer.com/306","audio_url":"https://www.buzzsprout.com/2372424/episodes/19061472-tolerating-your-lawyer-job-while-you-re-preparing-to-leave.mp3","summary":"There are two very different situations a lawyer can be in when they start thinking about leaving. One is a job that is actively damaging their mental, physical, and emotional health. The other is a job that is just not the long-term answer. What you do to tolerate either one while you're preparing to leave is going to look pretty different. The lawyers who come to Sarah after making a move that did not work out are usually the ones who waited until they were close to leaving to start thinkin...","meta_description":"There are two very different situations a lawyer can be in when they start thinking about leaving. One is a job that is actively damaging their mental, ph…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":691,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-former-lawyer-podcast-743786/episodes/tolerating-your-lawyer-job-while-you-re-preparing-to-leave/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-former-lawyer-podcast-743786/tolerating-your-lawyer-job-while-you-re-preparing-to-leave.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}