Maximum Lawyer How Lawyers Can Escape Toxic Work Environments and Thrive in Their Own Practice
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Oct 21, 2025 Discover how one lawyer escaped a toxic work culture to create a thriving trademark practice. She shares her journey from high-stress litigation to a supportive firm environment, emphasizing mindfulness and better delegation. Learn about her casual branding approach targeting creative entrepreneurs and how social media, especially Threads, became her go-to platform for client engagement. Kelli also provides insights into converting followers into clients and leveraging authenticity to attract the right audience.
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Toxic Firm: Long Hours And No Appreciation
- Kelli described long hours, micromanagement, and unacknowledged extra tasks at her prior firm that burned out staff.
- She often juggled court appearances, filings, and deliveries while feeling undervalued and overworked.
Prevent Recreating Toxic Culture
- Be mindful and intentionally design your firm culture to avoid copying toxic habits from prior jobs.
- Let go of micromanagement and accept different yet valid ways staff accomplish tasks.
From Combat To Calm: Switching Practice Areas
- Transitioning from litigation to transactional trademark work made Kelli feel calmer and less constantly on edge.
- She still misses litigation's adrenaline but values the lower-stress, steady pace of transactional work.