The Former Lawyer Podcast

Sep 30, 2019

In Episode 008 of The Former Lawyer Podcast, Sarah has a conversation with Alex Davis. Alex is a former lawyer who is now a writer, content expert, and consultant. Alex’s company, Davis Legal Media, helps attorneys and firms create content strategies to attract their ideal clients.

In this conversation, Alex shares:

Sep 23, 2019

On today’s show, Sarah talks with Stacy Mikulik. Stacy is a former lawyer who is now a jewelry designer and the owner of grace + hudson jewelry. 

In this conversation, Stacy shares:

• The danger of paying too much attention to what other people are saying about your career without listening to yourself as well;
• Why law...

Sep 16, 2019

On today’s show, Sarah talks with Matt Maxwell. Matt is a former lawyer who is now a Leadership Coach and Facilitator. 

In this conversation, Sarah and Matt talk about:

• How he found himself asking during the first month of law school, “When did I actually choose to do this?”;
• How he raised the idea of leaving law...

Sep 9, 2019

On today’s show, Sarah talks with Heidi Mueller. Heidi is a former lawyer who is now the Director of the Illinois Department of Juvenile Justice. 

In this conversation, Heidi shares about:

• Why she had an inkling that she might want to leave law firm life even before she started;
• How she struggled with guilt over the...

Sep 2, 2019

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...