Jennifer Alvey: From Lawyer to Legal Publishing to Career Coach for Lawyers

Nov 11, 2019

In Episode 014 of The Former Lawyer Podcast, Sarah talks with Jennifer Alvey. Jennifer left the law for a career in legal publishing, and now works as a career coach for lawyers and others looking to make a career change. 

In this conversation, Jennifer shares about:

• Her progression from thinking she just didn’t like her particular legal job to realizing she didn’t want to be a lawyer at all;
• How she found her first job in legal publishing;
• Why writing for a legal publication was completely different from typical legal writing;
• How her blog, which started as a fun side project, turned into an actual business; 
• Why career coaching can only take you so far;
• Why she felt shame about leaving her legal career, and how she dealt with it;
• Why you need to have non-lawyer friends;
• and much more!

Show Notes:

• Get Sarah’s free guide, First Steps to Leaving the Law 
• Connect with Jennifer on her blog, Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter 

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