Casey Berman
Casey Berman (University of California, Hastings ’99), a market research consultant, investment banker and former in-house counsel based in San Francisco, is also the founder of Leave Law Behind, a blog and community that focuses on helping unhappy attorneys leave the law.
Posts by Casey Berman
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Career Center, Career Files, Lawyers
The Main Fear Preventing Us From Leaving The Law
We need certainty. We’re lawyers, and we are naturally (or we were trained to be) risk averse. -
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From The Career Files: You’ll Leave The Law With These 99 Tips
Our true self is not to be unhappy. Our true self is to be happy and full of self worth using our skills and strengths to add value to others. - Sponsored
Early Adopters Of Legal AI Gaining Competitive Edge In Marketplace
How to best leverage generative AI as an early adopter with ethical use. -
Career Center, Career Files, Lawyers
You’ll Leave The Law With These 99 Tips
Last week, we discussed why we unhappy, dissatisfied attorneys need to forgive ourselves for all of the things for which we had previously been hard on ourselves.
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From The Career Files: A Young Attorney Wants To Leave The Bar....
So let’s say you graduated law school in the past three or four years. What do you do now when you want out? -
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A Young Attorney Wants To Leave The Bar...
So let’s say we graduated law school in the past 3 or 4 years. -
Career Center, Career Files, Lawyers
From The Career Files: What New Attorneys Who Want To Leave The Law Should Keep In Mind
For many of us unhappy attorneys who have been practicing for a while, we are very clear that we are dissatisfied with our current role as a lawyer and that we want to explore a new career. -
Career Center, Career Files, Lawyers
The Young And The Restless: What New Attorneys Who Want To Leave The Law Should Keep In Mind
For many of us unhappy attorneys who have been practicing for a while, we are very clear that we are dissatisfied with our current role as a lawyer and that we want to explore a new career. -
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From The Career Files: 3 Things To Keep In Mind As We Reposition Our Legal Résumé To Get A Non-Law Job
There are a lot of unknowns and sources of confusion when one of us unhappy attorneys begins to explore leaving the law for an “alternative” non-law job. - Sponsored
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Three Things To Keep In Mind As We Reposition Our Legal Resume To Get A Non-Law Job
There are a lot of unknowns and sources of confusion when one of us unhappy attorneys begins to explore leaving the law for an “alternative” non-law job. -
Career Center, Career Files, Lawyers
From The Career Files: How Some Leave The Law And Others Do Not
When we leave the law, we are embarking on a positive experience of growth, newness, and confidence. If our past experience can help us, let’s use it. If not, let’s not let it get in the way of our plan. -
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How Some Leave The Law And Others Do Not
I was talking with an unhappy and dissatisfied attorney who so badly wants to leave the law. -
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From The Career Files: How To Get That (Non-Legal) Hiring Manager To Take Us Seriously
Some of us have already tried to leave law. And it didn’t go well. -
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How To Get That (Non-Legal) Hiring Manager To Take Us Seriously
Some of us have already tried to leave law. And it didn’t go well...
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How Generative AI Will Improve Legal Service Delivery
Learn how emerging tools will likely change and enhance the work of lawyers for years to come in this new report.
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Early Adopters Of Legal AI Gaining Competitive Edge In Marketplace
How to best leverage generative AI as an early adopter with ethical use.
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Career Center, Career Files, Lawyers
Why Aspiring To Be Perfect As An Attorney Is Actually The Opposite Of What You Need When Trying To Leave The Law
Our job as attorneys is all about being perfect and conforming. This passion for perfection generally bodes well for us as lawyers … but it’s horrible if we want to leave the law. -
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Why Aspiring To Be Perfect As An Attorney Is Actually The Opposite Of What You Need When Trying To Leave The Law
Our job as attorneys is all about being perfect and conforming. This passion for perfection generally bodes well for us as lawyers … but it’s horrible if we want to leave the law. -
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From The Career Files: How To Think About Your Legal Skills To Position Them For A Non-Legal Job
One thing that is holding many of us back is that we think our skills only enable us to be lawyers. -
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How To Think About Your Legal Skills To Position Them For A Non-Legal Job
One thing that is holding many of us back is that we think our skills only enable us to be lawyers. -
Career Center, Career Files, Lawyers
From The Career Files: It’s Weird But Going Crazy Might Be A Really Good Thing For Us Unhappy Attorneys
Today, Casey Berman gives some advice to unhappy attorneys. -
Career Center, Career Files, Lawyers
It’s Weird But Going Crazy Might Be A Really Good Thing For Us Unhappy Attorneys
For so long, we were normal. Ever since we could remember, we got good grades. We did well at our extracurricular activities. We had energy, independence, ambition, goals. And now as practicing attorneys … well … this isn’t always the case. Just like that, we’re kind of now the odd ones out. -
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Why Unhappy Attorneys Who Still Strive For Perfection Have Difficulty In Leaving The Law
Casey Berman of Leave Law Behind discusses how perfectionism can be a barrier to leaving an unhappy career in the law.