The Resilient Lawyer with Jeena Cho
Business:Careers
In this episode, I am excited to have Megan Boyd on to talk about what transitioning into a new career from law looks like.
Megan Boyd is a lecturer at Georgia State University College of Law. Before entering academia, Megan served as a law clerk and practiced law at a mid-sized firm, where she did insurance coverage and bad faith work as co-chairperson of the firm’s appellate practice group. She has written numerous articles about legal writing and is a frequent speaker on that topic at continuing legal education events and conferences throughout the country. She is also the co-author of the book "Show, Don’t Tell: Legal Writing for the Real World."
Topics Covered
How she made the decision to leave the traditional law practice and focus on legal writing and her advice to law students to better prepare them for working in a law practice. Advice for students and lawyers thinking about leaving law and both understanding that although the job can be stressful, constant anxiety towards the amount of work is unhealthy and balancing you happiness with a career is possible. How to discern when is the right time to re-evaluate your happiness/career and tools to help manage work anxiety. Challenges with and benefits of leaving the law practice.Find out more on Megan at:
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Questions? Comments? Email Jeena! hello@jeenacho.com. You can also connect with Jeena on Twitter: @Jeena_Cho
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