Lawyers continually fight against industry stigma.
Mental health pressures.
Wanting a more creative way to practice.
Spending time with family & on side businesses.
Yet the traditional legal career models struggle to sufficiently serve a large segment of lawyers and companies.
To launch Season 2, Pauline Chan, a fractional General Counsel, serial entrepreneur and Head of Lawyer Experience at Goodlawyer, takes us through her journey from walking away from BigLaw, building her own businesses and designing a legal career that fits her life’s goals.
In her ever thoughtful and passionate style, Pauline lives what it means to be a passionate advocate for lawyers. To offer them greater access to exciting career opportunities. And encourage them to bring out their diverse skills.
In this interview you’ll take away:
2:50: A shocking return to the Legal industry with Goodlawyer
6:20: Curiosity turned darkness into passion
8:10: Law in a way that works for you
14:52: Fighting off the doubt(er)s
18:30: The benefits of doing more than 1 thing
22:25: Changing mental health stigma in the law
26:45: Being the example you want to see
31:30: How to reassure yourself in scary moments
34:45: Quickly test if your interests are career options
37:15: The Future of Law looks like this
43:35: 3 rapid fire questions on designing your life & work
51:40: Your greatest asset is masquerading as a weakness
Episode Resources:
Learn more from Pauline Chan about how to design an intentional career and about fractional legal work with Goodlawyer here: www.linkedin.com/in/paulinepochan and www.goodlawyer.ca.
To uncover your natural gifts and elevate your Career or your Team, connect with Chad Aboud: www.linkedin.com/in/chadaboud/ and www.chadaboud.com
