Written by Harvard-trained ex-law firm partner Liz Brown, Life After Law: Finding Work You Love with the J.D. You Have provides specific, realistic, and honest advice on alternative careers for lawyers. Unlike generic career guides, Life After Law shows lawyers how to reframe their legal experience to their competitive advantage, no matter how long they have been in or out of practice, to find work they truly love.

Brown, Liz

Foreword by Gloria Cordes Larson, J.D., president of Bentley University, Acknowledgments, Introduction, PART I: The Depression Profession, 1. Why Are So Many Lawyers Unhappy?, 2. The Bonds of Money, Status, and Purpose, 3. Challenges and Alternatives for Women Lawyers, PART II: Repurposing Your Law Career, 4. Reframing Your Preferred Skills, 5. Where to Start When You Have No Idea Where to Start, 6. How to Stop Worrying and Love the Informational Interview, 7. Advocating for Your Next Career, PART III: The Role Models: Eight Basic Paths to Career Happiness for Former Lawyers, 8. The Writers, 9. The Entrepreneurs, 10. The Artisans, 11. The Analysts, 12. The Professors, 13. The Consultants, 14. The Advocates, 15. The Healers, 16. The Independent, Endnotes, References