Sep 28, 2020
Jessica Medina went to law school thinking she would work for the government and change the world for the better. But during her 2L year at Columbia Law School, she gave birth to twins and became a single mom. Biglaw seemed the inevitable and obviously correct choice for her if she wanted her family to have a good...
Sep 21, 2020
Hobbies and side hustles can seem like a distraction when you're on the law firm treadmill. But cultivating interests outside the law is often the ticket to figuring out what you really want to do career-wise. In this episode, Helynn Nelson shares about becoming a level 3 sommelier—and how it helped her figure out...
Sep 14, 2020
Have you ever looked at the people more senior than you at your firm, the partners and senior associates, and thought, "I don't want your life!" So did today's guest, Helynn Nelson.
Helynn landed a coveted employment litigation associate role in Biglaw, but the lifestyle of a Biglaw lawyer was simply not how...
Sep 7, 2020
Who am I if I'm not a lawyer? My guest today, former lawyer Meghan Smith, shares about her own journey from big firm lawyer, to seemingly perfect job in an insurance firm, to her current gig as a joy coach for high-achieving moms. Along the way, one of the most significant questions that Meghan had to grapple with was:...