Leaving Biglaw with Stephanie Wilkins - Episode 33
Apr 09, 2020•44 min•Ep. 33
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Episode description
Kathryn talks with Stephanie Wilkins who said “No” to the Biglaw brass ring of partnership in favor of a freelancer's life. Hear what it is like to choose to be happy over money and how she makes the uncertainty of freelance work for her.
Episode Resources
- https://www.stephaniewilkinsphotography.com/about
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephanie-wilkins/
- https://www.instagram.com/swilkinstravels/
Episode Highlights
- Being a writer at Above The Law - 1:54
- Leaving Biglaw - 2:15
- Her background - 2:20
- Going to law school - 5:06
- When she decided to leave biglaw - 7:31
- Making a decision to not being unhappy anymore - 8:54
- Being miserable at biglaw - 10:08
- Feeling that your work is not valued - 11:25
- The idea of being a photographer - 16:26
- Being determined to not being an attorney anymore - 20:12
- Stephanie’s routine - 25:04
- Dealing with the uncertainty of a freelancer - 27:27
- Enjoying to travel the world - 30:18
- Her favorite travel - 34:19
- A low point in a freelancer live - 34:38
- Not hating the law, just hating being a lawyer - 37:37
- Now she understands what it means to be happy - 39:27
- Stephanie’s regrets - 40:05
- The craziest project that she had - 41:33
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