Kat Johnston spent over a decade between BigLaw litigation and being in-house at a Silicon Valley company. The intensity of working in those environments and the stress took their toll. So, Kat started to prioritize taking better care of herself. Ultimately, as her focus and priorities shifted, Kat decided to leave practice and has taken the past 2 years off to give herself time to reset, explore, and find the next right step for her career journey.
In this episode, we discuss:
Lawyer’s Escape Plan Quiz: http://bit.ly/lawyersescaperoutequiz
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/megansmileyesq/
Kat’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wildkatwandering/
Geoffrey Stein leaves litigation to become a portrait artist
Illegal Design: Why your strengths, not skills, are the key to fulfilling work
Alli Elmunzer transitions from traditional practice to photography to running her own firm
Illegal Design: What Google Knows About Designing For Happiness
Stacey Wang leaves BigLaw litigation for the start-up world
Illegal Design: Surround Yourself with Bad Influences (i.e. non-lawyers)
Amy Impellizzeri leaves big law to become a novelist
Illegal Design:3 Reasons Play Is Not Just For Kids
Vanessa Perlman finds her flow between a freelance legal career and a travel business
Kim Nicol leaves practice to become a mindfulness and leadership coach
Illegal Design: 5 Design Tips for Your Home Office
Sarah Cottrell leaves big law to start the Former Lawyer Podcast and Collaborative
Illegal Design: Why We Should All Be More Like Alexis Rose
Annette Choti leaves a 20 year government job to start a legal marketing business
My work-life update and thoughts on building a purposeful life
Shunta Grant leaves practice to create her own business and to live on her terms
Jess Salomon leaves human rights law for stand-up comedy
Jessica Medina leaves 14 years of law practice behind to pursue financial coaching
Charlotte Smith goes from employment attorney to life design coach for lawyers
Jordan Hellman leaves litigation for sales and business development
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