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/
Shari Dunn leaves legal aid and policy work to pursue a dream of TV journalism, then pivots again to non-profit management
Ilana Gotlib tells us how pursuing an interest, networking, and a blessing in disguise led her out of litigation and into health care business
Jacquette Timmons tells us how to understand our relationship with money, take control, and master finances to create the future we want
Christina Ward leaves corporate law to become a wedding photographer
Jen Kash talks about the burnout that comes with 3500 billable hour years, how she left the firm to get healthy, and starting her second act in the Caribbean
Rebecca Dussich leaves law firm life to jump into politics after the 2016 election
Jackie Sueyres talks about moving from TV broadcasting, to law, to home organizing
Mike Kaufman moves from big law to law school career services to HR
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