The Whole Lawyer explores the person behind the profession. Through honest conversations about career, identity, ambition, burnout, success, failure, and life beyond the law, we’re talking about what it really means to build a legal career while still making room for yourself.

Featuring lawyers, legal professionals, and guests with perspectives worth hearing, each episode goes beyond résumés, titles, and billable hours to explore the experiences that shape us both inside and outside the profession.

Whether you’re building your career, questioning your next move, or simply figuring out how the law fits into the life you actually want, there’s room for your whole self here.

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Ep 44: The 1L Survival Checklist - 5 Things Every Law Student Needs

Your 1L year can feel overwhelming, but there are things you can do right now to make law school more manageable. In this episode of The Whole Lawyer, Akeem D. Earle a...

Ep 43: Entrepreneurship, Business Law & Nearly $3 Billion in Deals with Nick McGrew, Esq.

What happens when your legal career doesn't go according to plan? For Nick McGrew, that turned out to be a good thing. Nick is the founding attorney of Polymath Legal ...

Ep 42: Should You Go to Law School Part Time?

Should you go to law school part time? In this episode of The Whole Lawyer, Akeem shares his experience working full time while attending law school as an evening stud...

Ep 41: First Generation Attorneys on Law School, Careers & Rejection

What is it really like to become a lawyer when you’re the first in your family to navigate the legal profession? In this episode of The Whole Lawyer, first generation ...

Ep 40: Before You Apply to Law School with Howard Law Admissions Dean Tracy Simmons

What does it actually take to stand out when applying to law school? In this episode of The Whole Lawyer, Akeem sits down with Tracy Simmons, Associate Dean of Admissi...

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