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The Former Lawyer Podcast

May 30, 2022

Today is going to be a little bit of a spicy episode, and we'll be talking today about The No Asshole Rule. I'm guessing that most of you in the legal profession have heard of this “rule”. 

It often comes up in interviews where you're interviewing with a legal workplace. This happens most often in large firms, but...


May 23, 2022

On the latest episode of the Former Lawyer Podcast, I spoke with Ashley Chi. Ashley worked in Biglaw for seven years in patent litigation. Then, she went in-house and managed outside patent attorneys. Now, she works as a legal recruiter.  The episode was listener-requested, looking for a former lawyer who had experience...


May 16, 2022

As you know, one of the things I do is share advice and strategies for aspiring former lawyers. Today, I'm going to talk about a question that comes up frequently when people are thinking about joining the Collab. 

The question I'm talking about is if group programs like the Collab work well for introverts. I am an...


May 9, 2022

On the latest episode of the Former Lawyer Podcast, I had a wonderful conversation with Kevin Ha. Kevin has a unique story compared to my other guests because he left the law to do side-hustles and blogging full-time. 

I'm excited for you to hear this conversation about how he went from Biglaw to the government...


May 2, 2022

This week, I want to talk about an issue that I see come up so often for lawyers. What we're going to talk about today is the mindset of "if you're not suffering in the law, you're not working hard enough." It's particularly prevalent in really toxic work environments or workplaces, where being consistently overworked...