How Jen Berson Created a Different Definition of Success After the Legal Life

2019-10-07

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In Episode 009 of The Former Lawyer Podcast, Sarah talks with Jen Berson. Jen is a former lawyer who owns and run her own PR Agency, Jeneration PR, and teaches others how to start and grow their own successful agency. In this conversation, Jen shares: How she originally got on the path to law school because she was looking for a reason to stay in the city where she went to college for the summer; Why observing women more senior to her in her law firm made her realize that working at a firm was not for her; What caused her...

In this conversation, Jen shares:

How she originally got on the path to law school because she was looking for a reason to stay in the city where she went to college for the summer;
Why observing women more senior to her in her law firm made her realize that working at a firm was not for her;
What caused her realization that she could make her life happen for her instead of feeling like it was just happening to her;
How she was advised by a female mentor to ignore mistreatment by a partner because it would be “career suicide”, but bravely spoke up anyway;
How she started doing unpaid PR work on the side while working as a lawyer, before realizing it was something companies would pay for;
How she dealt with her parents’ negative reactions to her decision to leave the law;
How leaving the law ultimately inspired her husband to make his own career change;
How she built a PR business from scratch, and the kind of work she’s doing now;
Why she tripled her rates overnight, and landed her dream client the next day;
Why your experience in law really can help you in so many other careers;
and much more!