The Importance of Physical Health for Young Lawyers with Rachel Wilson

Rachel Wilson’s background is rich in volunteer and non-profit work. Following law school, Rachel worked at the Association of American Law Schools in Washington DC helping with their diversity and inclusion initiatives. She recognized the need for legal work in low-income communities, especially with students.

Along with her full-time job at the Law and Leadership Institute, Rachel began attending barre classes, then she started teaching … Read More

The Ins and Outs of an In-house Counsel Position with Caroline Turner

Caroline Turner is an engaging workshop facilitator, speaker, consultant, and author. Her passion is to help leaders achieve great business results by creating work environments where people thrive.

Caroline is a former corporate executive and business attorney. She was senior vice president and general counsel of Coors Brewing Company. Now, Caroline is the principal at DifferenceWorks, LLC, a woman-owned consulting firm based in Denver, Read More

Things to Know Before Hanging Up Your Shingle with Sahmra Stevenson

This is a special episode, cosponsored by the American Bar Association’s Young Lawyers Division in connection with the Young Lawyer Toolkit. You can access the toolkit by visiting  www.ambar.org/younglawyertoolkit

Sahmra Stevenson is the founding partner of S.A. Stevenson Law, LLC, with offices located in Rockville and Landover, Maryland where she focuses on family law, estate planning, general civil litigation and small business formation.

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Necessary Skills for Transactional Work with Adam Landy

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This is a special episode, cosponsored by the American Bar Association’s Young Lawyers Division in connection with the Young Lawyer Toolkit. You can access the toolkit by visiting www.ambar.org/younglawyertoolkit

My guest this week is Adam Landy, an associate at McNair attorneys in Columbia, South Carolina. He focuses his practice on tax law, where he represents and advises clients … Read More

4 Core Areas of Any Successful Law Practice with Robert Young

This is the Gen Why Lawyer podcast. This is a special episode, cosponsored by the American Bar Association’s Young Lawyers Division in connection with the Young Lawyer Toolkit. You can access the toolkit by visiting http://www.ambar.org/younglawyertoolkit

Bob Young is an attorney and partner at English, Lucas, Priest and Owsley in Bowling Green, Kentucky. For most of his career, Bob has practiced extensively in the area … Read More

How Young Lawyers Can Help with the American Bar Association’s Initiatives for Diversity and Inclusion with ABA President, Paulette Brown

This week, I welcome the amazing Ms. Paulette Brown, the President of the American Bar Association.

President Brown is a partner and co-chair of the firmwide Diversity and Inclusion Committee at Locke Lord LLP. She has held many positions throughout her career, including as in-house counsel to a number of Fortune 500 companies and as a … Read More

Tapping into Your Passions to Create a Successful Niche Practice and Side Business with the Music Industry Lawyer Erin Jacobson [GWL 39]

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Erin’s lifelong love for music led her to marrying her love for the industry with her knowledge of the law. Now, she owns her own practice where she’s able to protect musicians Read More

Using Business Skills to Run a Law Practice with Alycia Kinchloe [GWL 38]

Alycia Kinchloe is an attorney in Philadelphia practicing family law, business law, disability and injury law. After working as the managing attorney at a law firm for many years, she decided to make the huge leap and open her own practice. Alycia is passionate about helping father’s with their family law matters and entrepreneurs with their business needs. Aside from her practice, Alycia Read More

Mastering the Art of Lawyering with Christopher Small [GWL 37]

Chris Small is the owner of Emerald City Law Group in Seattle, Washington, and the charismatic host of The Art of Lawyering Podcast. In this episode, he talks to us about why it’s ok if you want to own a law practice but not necessarily practice law, how to be ok with pursuing what you want in this world, and the power of an accountability partner.Read More

Picking a Niche Practice Area and Earning Your Reputation with Wedding Industry Lawyer Rob Schenk [GWL 36]

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Rob Schenk has created a name for himself as the go-to attorney for wedding industry professionals. Along with a thriving personal injury practice, Rob maintains a successful wedding industry blog. In this episode, Rob shares his Read More