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Lawyer Does Grocery Drops, Finds True Happiness

Lawyer Does Grocery Drops, Finds True Happiness

That lawyer is me! 1078 words | 4 mins 18 secs read time

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Toya Gavin
Jul 14, 2023
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In 2018 I had a problem.

I was coming off the heels of a mental health-induced sabbatical and decided I no longer wanted to practice law full-time. I wanted to go full steam ahead in my coaching business.

At the same time, I needed money and didn't have a job. So what was a girl with a law degree and a dream to do?

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Well, I had a few options:

  1. I could take on a part-time load of legal clients. The benefit of this route was that I would easily pay my bills. The drawback is that there is no such thing as part-time legal work. Even if you only have one case, legal work takes over your life.

  2. I could go full steam ahead on the coaching business only. This option sounded good to me, but I already noticed that …

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