How To Leave The Law

26/10/2022

Thank you The Prev! You are an extraordinary example of someone using her JD for good!

19/01/2022

Congrats to co-author,
Liz Brown, on this latest well-deserved honor!

28/05/2021

Talking burnout with Sally Clarke on Medium today.

Read the full piece here: https://salcla.medium.com/an-expert-guide-to-leaving-the-law-9b4965adfc58

23/04/2021

When you’re having a heart attack and your first thought is about the work you need to get done first? This story tugged at us.

You?

A British man's LinkedIn post about how a heart attack has made him reevaluate his approach to work-life balance has gone viral.

20/01/2021

Pictured: 2 ex-lawyers with new gigs ... as of today.

13/01/2021

Co-author Amy Impellizzeri talks with Divorce lawyer and Podcast Host, Christina Previte about how to leave the law. P.S. It’s not unlike a divorce as it turns out ...

22/12/2020

Thrilled to read this news. Hoping other law schools follow UHLC’s lead! 🙌

https://www.law.uh.edu/news/fall2020/1221Course.asp

Adjunct professor Rafael D.B. Figueiredo is adding to the University of Houston Law Center's curriculum with a unique new class.

09/12/2020

“At a time when the legal industry will need to pivot significantly, who better to help that pivot happen intelligently than a new wave of law school graduates, not yet jaded by law firm life...”

HOW TO LEAVE THE LAW co-authors, Amy Impellizzeri and Liz Brown, have a lot to say about (and to!) new law school grads trying to find their stride post-COVID in this BloombergLaw piece.

https://www.bloomberglaw.com/product/health/document/X65I14SG000000

22/11/2020

An interesting look at how hard it is to pass the bar exam through the lens of famous failures 😊P.S. There are other things you can do with your law degree bedsides practice law.

https://abaforlawstudents.com/2017/06/20/success-after-failing-the-bar-exam/?fbclid=IwAR3ZGyrElfONix5oqFfidw4IE9v4ykcr5MSUXkAxm-LqwRx00Jzl59asHWc

Passing the bar exam is an act of dedication because it is incredibly difficult to pass. Failing the bar exam is not the end of your career.

30/10/2020

Kevin Ha says financial independence isn’t about making enough money to retire. It’s about making enough money to be happy. Agree?

“My view on what financial independence is has changed over the years .... If you create your own life that fits what you want to do and fits your values and you’re happy with it, then you’ve already won the game.”

https://hackyourwealth.com/quitting-law

Kevin Ha shares why he quit the law to pursue a unique path to financial independence…and how his alternate income sources replaced his full-time salary.

26/10/2020

You do you. 🙌🎉

23/10/2020

“[Lawyer-turned-brewer] Gehl uses some of the same skills he used in corporate law. For instance, one day he was sorting through the American Disabilities Act in the morning and spraying for wasps at the brewery in the afternoon.”
🙌😜😂

https://www.jsonline.com/story/entertainment/beer/2020/09/23/third-space-owner-took-risk-leaving-corporate-law-start-brewery/3494608001/

20/10/2020

“The greatness you see in someone else is a mirror of your own potential.”

https://www.nbcnews.com/know-your-value/feature/how-peloton-s-robin-arzon-went-corporate-lawyer-fitness-phenom-ncna1236420

“Too often as women, we feel we should be ‘less’ of something and shrink ourselves for the comfort of others,” Arzón says. “When I laced up my first pair of running shoes years ago, I stepped into my power... and I want others to do the same."

19/10/2020

Would you ever try this? What would you learn first?

19/10/2020

If you tried this, what would you take up first?

15/10/2020

Agree?