Breaking the Mold: Women Redefining Success in Law

For a long time, success in law has been narrowly defined, making partner, climbing the corporate ladder, and sacrificing personal life for billable hours.

But what happens when women in law decide to rewrite that definition for themselves?

In this episode, I am spotlighting the stories of women who walked away from the traditional legal path, not because they couldn’t hack it, but because they chose something different.

Something bigger. Something that aligned with their version of success.

Helen Pamely

Let me introduce you to Helen Pamely, she walked away from prestige, a safe salary, and a partner title at a London firm to one day decide this wasn’t the version of success she wanted anymore, so she quit.

Listen to the full story here:

https://open.spotify.com/episode/3uere1F95HoxOIYTWTNhZ2?si=8b8954a520724000

Natalie Thomas

Next we have Natalie Thomas, she went from studying at Oxford University to working in Tesco in South-West Wales to then being part of the founding team, helping launch the London office of top US law firm Perkins Coie.

Listen to the full story here:

https://open.spotify.com/episode/0jMn0EHD9fZFHZIpvPou8Z 

Dana Shaker

Next, I want to introduce you to Dana Shaker. She went from being a traditional lawyer to a remote digital nomad lawyer working on the road.

Listen to the full story here:

https://open.spotify.com/episode/6T861HNH9oS4pU6hgUY7rm?si=6a457f0e11204f1a

Renee Pardo

Renee Pardo is a former trial lawyer. She changed her career path after 30 years in law and years before qualifying for her pension. She is now a certified executive life coach who primarily coaches women lawyers.

Listen to the full story here:

https://open.spotify.com/episode/5iatTpq4ugGkcQkQBjhbpi?si=3ab947230c054379

Tara Seosankar

Tara Seosankar shares her journey of becoming a freelance employment lawyer in Canada and the reasons behind her decision to leave a traditional law firm.

Listen to the full story here:

https://open.spotify.com/episode/6sv3OQ57H1TiUGYbEaQ6vY?si=c5bf76f5c831482e 

Hannah Strawbridge

Hannah Strawbridge, founder of Han Law started out as a lawyer at a top UK firm and then became a freelancer before building a successful employment law business. After becoming disillusioned by the traditional law firm mentality, and witnessing too many colleagues either leave the profession or ‘burn out’, Hannah decided to start her own firm. 

Listen to the full story here:

https://open.spotify.com/episode/5BezlMkOmt2xinNudymyTr 

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