The Former Lawyer Podcast

On today’s show, Sarah talks with Nicolle Neulist, a former lawyer who went from lawyer, to information security consultant and analyst, to writing about horse-racing.   In this conversation, Nicolle shares about: Realizing during law school that law was not a good fit; Leaving the law after less than a year as a lawyer; Internally dancing a jig when being laid off during the 2009 contraction of t...

On today’s show, Sarah interviews Alexis Michaud. In her former life, Alexis was Deputy General Counsel for a newly public technology company.  In this interview, Alexis shares: Why she left the law after practicing for 18 years; How working with an Executive Coach was integral to determining her next move;  Why someone who loves legal work can still want to make a change and leave the law; Why kn...

On today’s show, Sarah interviews Maria Phillis, former lawyer turned doctor (ob/gyn, to be specific).  In this interview, Maria shares: Why getting laid off during the big crash of '08/'09 wasn’t a terrible thing in retrospect; Why loving trial work wasn’t enough to keep her in the law;  How she challenged herself to prove that she was truly interested in med school while still working...

In this episode, Sarah Cottrell, the host of The Former Lawyer Podcast, shares about her experience working as a lawyer and why she decided to leave the law after practicing for 10 years. You'll hear about why she decided to go to law school (spoiler, she doesn't actually remember deciding to go), how she took a 6-figure pay cut (!) to leave biglaw after only three years, how she ended u...

  In today's mini episode, Sarah introduces The Former Lawyer Podcast. Click here to grab the free guide, "First Steps to Leaving the Law," and to be notified about new episodes and when the doors open to The Former Lawyer Community! Follow Former Lawyer on Facebook , Twitter , Instagram , & LinkedIn . Transcript of today's episode: Sarah Cottrell: Hi, and welcome to The Fo...