JD Careers Out There

Commercial real estate careers make a great fit for lawyers who don't want to be lawyers. Today's guest has thrived since becoming a corporate real estate advisor right out of law school. Come hear a…

Many lawyers dream of writing for TV and film, including today's guest, who began pursuing writing for TV while in law school. She shares her journey with us, which has taken her to becoming a writer…

Appellate law is the best law career for Supreme Court junkies. If you like thinking creatively and combining your research and writing skills, you'll want to hear from today's guest, a partner in a …

Regulatory affairs jobs make great jobs for lawyers who want to be lobbyists. Come hear from today's guest, who got a job doing regulatory affairs at a national trade association right after graduati…

Interested in working in law without practicing law? Legal support services like making litigation graphics might be for you. Come hear from a former trial lawyer who built his own legal support busi…

"I really want to be a writer," said countless lawyers. Sound like you? Wanting to write on the side or hope to leave law to be a full-time writer? Come hear from critically acclaimed writer Peter Or…

Compliance work is a popular alternative career for lawyers due to the mix of work and the skills required. Come learn all about it from our guest who today is an ethics & compliance officer after le…

Interested in helping old people? According to today's guest, being an elder care lawyer is focused on helping seniors with their quality of life while they're still here. Come explore this growing f…

PR careers make good alternative careers for lawyers due to the mix of skills required - especially in the sub-specialty of litigation and crisis communications. Come hear from today's guest, who lef…

Interested in immigration law? In this interview, an immigration lawyer tells us about what it's like to focus on the family and removal side of immigration law.

Becoming a journalist after leaving law is not uncommon. In this interview, Jill Schachner Chanen, an assistant managing editor of the ABA Journal, tells us about these alternative careers for lawye

Becoming a freelance attorney is a growing trend in the legal field. Check out this interview with a freelance attorney provider who explains that this role is a contract or temporary attorney who do…

Leaving law for law-related jobs in the litigation support field is a popular thing to do with a law degree. An eDiscovery consultant tells us about his law-related role in the world of litigation.

Interested in bankruptcy law? Check out this interview with a corporate bankruptcy lawyer who talks about the role of climbing in to someone?s business that?s in distress to help them out.

Interested in employment law but don't want to represent companies? In this interview, an employment lawyer who represents employees tells us about her work - from negotiating employment, severance, …

Leaving law for a law-related job is a popular way to use a law degree. A collective bargaining director for a union tells us what her law-related job is like in this interview.

Jobs in city government are explained by a lawyer who rose to the top of these alternative careers for lawyers by using the skills of a lawyer. Listen to this interview to learn about being a civic l…

Employment law careers representing companies provide interesting work with a human touch, says an employment lawyer in this interview.

Construction law is one of the law careers that combines both litigation and transactional law. Listen to this interview to find out what it's like to be a construction lawyer.