Last week, I received the below email from a fellow Leave Law Behind reader. She was suffering as an attorney. But she kept reading our weekly posts. She kept becoming inspired. She kept taking baby steps. And she finally left the law! I asked her if I could publish her letter and share with you.

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“The ultimate measure of a man or woman is not where he or she stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he or she stands at times of challenge and controversy.” This is one of my favorite Martin Luther King, Jr. quotes. It has inspired me to act to drive positive change, for

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Dear Myself, Hey Self, it’s Yourself from 2022. I know this may seem a little spooky to hear from your future self, but I wanted to let you know that this whole “leave the law” thing really has worked out. We are doing really well right now in our alternative, non-law job. We can’t even

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As lawyers, we cannot fail. Failing means we forget a precedent. We miss a court deadline. We negotiate poorly. We lose a case for a client. And as a result, we fear being sued for malpractice. We fear losing a chance at partnership. We fear losing the client. We fear breaching our fiduciary duty. We

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One of the major obstacles you may have in leaving the law is your not-so-healthy relationship with money. You feel money is scarce and fleeting. Or you’re afraid it will leave you. Or you think it’s hard to earn. Or you feel you’re not worthy of a lot of wealth. Or you feel weighed down

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