Kate Bridal on Escaping Burnout and Embracing A Winding Career

The Lawyer's Escape Pod

My guest today is Kate Bridal, a former lawyer turned legal tech marketer turned co-host of The Legal Burnouts podcast.

We explore her professional journey, from drama school to working with primates (yes, seriously - she got to sign with chimps), to law and beyond.

Kate shares with us how she's navigated the pressures of the legal profession, her adventures in legal tech marketing, and the ongoing career transition she’s navigating.

It’s an open and honest conversation that highlights that the road is rarely linear, and getting comfortable with change and uncertainty is the name of the game.

In this episode, we discuss:

• Kate's unorthodox leap from primate studies to law.
• Kate’s path through various legal jobs, compassion fatigue, and burnout.
• Challenging the norms and status quo of the legal industry.
• The crisis of identity that can come with career evolution.
• The tension between personal ambition and family and financial realities.
• Kate's success in landing and acclimatizing to a legal tech marketing role through humor and honesty.
• Tips on networking and seeking career advice, even if reaching out feels out of your comfort zone.
• Learning to trust your gut over outside opinions.
• Kate's current thoughts around starting her own business and doing contracting work.
• The importance of taking conscious breaks and finding hobbies that reinvigorate you.
• The liberating yet anxiety-ridden process of forging a path without a clear career roadmap.
• Insider baseball discussion of keeping up with our podcasts

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Legal Burnouts Website: https://www.thelegalburnouts.com/

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