Jennifer Alvey: From Lawyer to Legal Publishing to Career Coach for Lawyers

In Episode 014 of The Former Lawyer Podcast, Sarah talks with Jennifer Alvey. Jennifer left the law for a career in legal publishing, and now works as a career coach for lawyers and others looking to make a career change. In this conversation, Jennifer shares about: Her progression from thinking she just didn’t like her particular legal job to realizing she didn’t want to be a lawyer at all; How she found her first job in legal publishing; Why writing for a legal publication was completely different from typical legal writing; How her blog, which started as a fun side project, turned into an actual business; Why career coaching can only take you so far; Why she felt shame about leaving her legal career, and how she dealt with it; Why you need to have non-lawyer friends; and much more! Show Notes: Get Sarah’s free guide, First Steps to Leaving the Law Connect with Jennifer on her blog , Facebook , Instagram , or Twitter Listen to The Former Lawyer Podcast on your preferred platform!