Choosing/Changing Your Law Career Path: Ben Glass’s Advice on Finding Fulfillment as a Lawyer
Cut To The Chase: Podcast Hosted by Gregg Goldfarb
Release Date: 08/10/2023
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info_outlineIs your law career overwhelming you (and not in a good way)? Are you unhappy in your profession and looking for a change? Join us in this episode as we explore the next steps you need to take to choose or change your law career path and find genuine fulfillment as a lawyer.
When you don’t know exactly what you want out of your law career (or life in general), it can be difficult to choose which path to take or build your dream law practice. However, when you think deeply about what you want for yourself and your family, you can design a practice that supports your vision for life.
That's why, on this episode of the Cut to the Chase: Podcast, Gregg Goldfarb interviews Ben Glass; Founder, CEO, Trial Lawyer and ERISA Benefits Expert at BenGlassLaw. Ben’s passion is to empower law firm owners like you to get clear on your career goals and give you the tools to start or transform your practice. Think of him as a coach for lawyers!
If you believe (or want to believe) that you can have a successful and fulfilling law practice, Ben will help you get there. If he can do it with 9 children and 7 grandkids, you can do it, too!
Join Gregg and Ben on Cut to the Chase as they discuss how to:
- Discover what you want out of your law career.
- Design a law practice that supports your vision and goals for life.
- Avoid post-grad career traps and choose a lucrative career path that makes you happy.
- Get to the root of your unhappiness as a lawyer (spoiler: it’s usually not a money issue).
- Gain entrepreneurial skills that make it easier to manage the responsibilities of starting a law firm.
- Overcome the mindset blocks that are holding you back from being a successful entrepreneur.
Remember, there are happy lawyers out there… and a happy lawyer is a better lawyer. It’s time for you to become one of them!
The resources mentioned in this episode are:
- Connect with Ben Glass on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/benglass. Contact Ben if you are a law firm owner looking for guidance in choosing or changing your career path.
- Visit Ben’s websites: https://www.benglasslaw.com and https://greatlegalmarketing.com
- Schedule a lunch meeting with Ben at www.lunchwithben.com to get 1:1 advice.
- Listen to Ben’s podcast, The Renegade Lawyer, to learn how to live a flourishing life in a universe of charming people.
- Read Ben’s book, “Live Life Big, a User’s Guide”, (call for a free copy) to learn simple marketing strategies for small law firms.
- Attend the 2023 GLM Summit, hosted by Great Legal Marketing, to reach the next level of growth in your law practice.
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