{"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":"What Lawyers Wish They'd Asked Before Going to Law School","slug":"what-lawyers-wish-they-d-asked-before-going-to-law-school","published_at":"2026-02-23T09:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-former-lawyer-podcast-743786/what-lawyers-wish-they-d-asked-before-going-to-law-school","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-former-lawyer-podcast-743786","url":"https://formerlawyer.com/297","audio_url":"https://www.buzzsprout.com/2372424/episodes/18703043-what-lawyers-wish-they-d-asked-before-going-to-law-school.mp3","summary":"A lot of people end up going to law school without ever really asking themselves whether it's what they want to do. The questions in this episode are the real questions you should be asking yourself if you're considering law school. And if you're already a lawyer, these same questions will be helpful for you too. See show notes at formerlawyer.com/297 I'm closing enrollment for my self-paced group program, the Former Lawyer Collaborative, permanently on August 31st, 2026. If you've been thi...","meta_description":"A lot of people end up going to law school without ever really asking themselves whether it's what they want to do. The questions in this episode are the…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1099,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-former-lawyer-podcast-743786/episodes/what-lawyers-wish-they-d-asked-before-going-to-law-school/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/what-lawyers-wish-they-d-asked-before-going-to-law-school.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}