No Longer Actively Practicing Law Episodes

Calling all July 2024 Bar Exam Takers! We have the perfect thing for you to listen to during your breaks from studying. Rebecca Petrilli and Taylor Williams are the experts when it comes to preparing for the bar exam in any jurisdiction. Rebecca and Taylor provide concrete tips for studying for and taking the bar exam, and they also share their career journeys and why they enjoy engaging with the legal industry in a way that does not include the practice of law.

It's the 60th Episode of Personal Jurisdiction and we're celebrating this milestone with a timely conversation with Ross Guberman, Legal Writing Expert and Founder and CEO of BriefCatch. Ross shares why he left a Ph.D. program to go to law school, what steps he took from BigLaw to becoming a legal writing expert and author advising federal judges on legal writing and, eventually, how he started a legal tech company. We dive into the role of AI in the law and hear from Ross about his #1 piece of advice about legal writing.

He's back! You may remember Dan Sharpe from Season 1 of Personal Jurisdiction. Back then, we talked to Dan about his journey to becoming a patent attorney and his dedication to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion efforts. Dan came back to participate in our first LinkedIn Live event this summer and to share about his new role as a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Manager at Foley & Lardner LLP in Washington, D.C. We're bringing this conversation to you as part of Season 4 because Dan's advice about how law firm associates can be allies and support their colleagues in promoting a culture of DEI and what law firm partners can do to promote a culture of DEI from the top down is not to be missed.

In this episode of Personal Jurisdiction we chat with Jeena Cho, JD, Legal Mindfulness Consultant and Coach. Jeena shares how her tendency to outwork everyone around her led to a mindfulness and meditation practice that became integral to her legal practice and ability to continue working in a demanding legal career. She also discusses her transition from bankruptcy lawyer to Legal Mindfulness Consultant and Coach, how becoming a mother has impacted her career and personal life, and why she unexpectedly decided to write The Anxious Lawyer - an 8 Week Guide to a Joyful and Satisfying Law Practice. Don't miss Jeena's tips for new lawyers and law students on maintaining a healthy, thriving legal practice as well as the due diligence portion of the show, where we share one of Jeena's meditations!

Season 3 of Personal Jurisdiction kicks off with a conversation with David Lat. David Lat is a lawyer turned writer and commentator on the legal profession. He writes about law and the legal profession for his own newsletter and website, Original Jurisdiction, and for newspapers and magazines. You also know David as the founder of Above the Law, one of the largest legal news websites in the country. Hallie and Allison talk to David about what he enjoyed about the practice of law, how he developed his love of writing, the role of Above the Law in encouraging important changes in Big Law, and his thoughts on the role of prestige in the legal profession. We hope you enjoy the first episode of Season 3!

Welcome to Episode 12 - the last episode of Season 1! We end Season 1 with an amazing guest: John Mack, Director of Athletics at Princeton University. John's job as Athletic Director at Princeton University is a dream come true for him - and John does something really cool during this episode - he talks about what worked for him and what didn't work for him in his legal career. In fact, John says it's okay to go to law school and to not be a lawyer. Learn more about John's path in this episode of Personal Jurisdiction. This may be the end of Season 1 but it's not the end of Personal Jurisdiction. We'll be back with a few bonus episodes and with Season 2 coming in 2022. Thank you for your support!