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
Generative AI In Legal Work — What’s Fact And What’s Fiction?
Zach Warren from the Thomson Reuters Institute discusses the potential and the pitfalls. -
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. -
Career Center, Career Files, Job Searches, Lawyers
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
Law Firms Now Have A Choice In Their Document Comparison Software
Six months on since its launch, over 200 firms worldwide are now using Draftable Legal for accurate and reliable document comparison, including UK Top 50… -
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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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Law Firms Now Have A Choice In Their Document Comparison Software
Six months on since its launch, over 200 firms worldwide are now using Draftable Legal for accurate and reliable document comparison, including UK Top 50…
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The Business Case For AI At Your Law Firm
ChatGPT ushers in the age of generative AI – even for law firms.
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AI’s Impact On Law Firms Of Every Size
How solo lawyers, midsize firms, and global large law firms have an opportunity to adjust the way they work.
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Generative AI In Legal Work — What’s Fact And What’s Fiction?
Zach Warren from the Thomson Reuters Institute discusses the potential and the pitfalls.
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How Transactional Lawyers Can Better Serve (And Maintain) Their Clients
Sign up and join us for our CLE webinar. From importing your checklist to delivering the closing book, you can bolster client service throughout the…
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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. -
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. -
Career Center, Career Files, Lawyers
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.