Laura Terrell on intentionally navigating your legal career


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Sep 15 2023 43 mins   1

Today’s guest is Laura Terrell, an executive coach with over twenty-five years of experience as a legal and business leader.


Prior to coaching, she was a Special Assistant to the President at the White House, a senior level appointee at the U.S. Department of Justice, an equity partner in two large, global law firms, and in-house counsel at a publicly traded company.


In this episode, we discuss:


  • How to be brave in your career moves

  • That taking a risk to do something different teaches you that there’s not one “right” path

  • Laura’s moves between private and public sector work

  • Laura’s advice on moving into government

  • How Laura enjoys the business side of practice and sees that it’s an area lawyers need support navigating

  • Understanding what the long game at big firm actually looks like

  • How to make informed decisions and not be an ostrich with your head in the sand


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Connect with Laura!



Website: https://www.lauraterrell.com




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