Sidebar Advisors
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About this podcast
Sidebar Advisors Attorney Podcast explores the career moves, risks, and decisions that shape a life in law.
Hosted by Niraj Chhabra, financial planner and founder of Sidebar Advisors, the show features candid conversations with attorneys, legal leaders, and professionals connected to the legal industry.
Guests share how they navigated firm changes, leadership, business growth, career pivots, and the moments that pushed them to bet on themselves.
Each episode offers a practical look at the professional, personal, and financial choices attorneys face as their careers evolve.
Episodes
The newest 20 of 107 episodes
- Rasmeet Chahil of Lowenstein Sandler: From 30 Failed Interviews to BigLaw Partner · 35 min · Episode 107Send us Fan Mail After 30 unsuccessful law firm interviews and a move across the country without an existing network, Rasmeet Chahil built an unexpected path to partnership at…
- Steven Lerner of Law360: If AI Saves Lawyers Time, Who Gets the Money? · 56 min · Episode 106Send us Fan Mail AI is making certain legal tasks faster, but who's actually benefiting from the efficiency? Steven Lerner, senior reporter at Law360, joins Niraj to examine the…
- Elena Deutsch of Women Interested in Leaving Law: Why Successful Attorneys Are Afraid to Walk Away · 49 min · Episode 105Send us Fan Mail How do you know if you're in the wrong legal career or simply going through a difficult stretch? Elena Deutsch, founder of Women Interested in Leaving Law, joins…
- Sonia Lakhany of Formal Education: Building a Legal Career Around Freedom · 1 h 4 min · Episode 104Send us Fan Mail Sonia Lakhany never really wanted the traditional attorney lifestyle. Eventually, she stopped trying to make herself fit into it. After four jobs in her first…
- Joe Patrice of Above the Law: What the Next Decade of BigLaw Could Look Like · 1 h 6 min · Episode 103Send us Fan Mail BigLaw is making more money than ever, but the traditional career path inside it is becoming much less predictable. Joe Patrice, senior editor at Above the Law…
- Elise Holtzman of The Lawyer’s Edge: Why Rainmaking Is a Skill, Not a Personality Trait · 44 min · Episode 102Send us Fan Mail What if rainmaking isn’t something attorneys are born knowing how to do? Elise Holtzman, founder and CEO of The Lawyer’s Edge, joins Niraj to discuss why…
- Dennis DM Meador of Legal Podcast Network: Why Trust Matters More Than Credentials · 50 min · Episode 101Send us Fan Mail Being a good attorney matters. But when prospective clients are comparing lawyers with similar credentials, experience, and services, what actually makes one…
- Tara Raghavan of Benesch: Rethinking Success and Taking Control of Your Career · 56 min · Episode 100Send us Fan Mail What happens when the definition of a successful career starts to change? Tara Raghavan joins Niraj to talk about taking greater control of her career, learning…
- Sarah Coyne of Ropes & Gray: The Judgement Behind A Successful Legal Career · 1 h 6 min · Episode 99Send us Fan Mail What does it take to make good decisions when the stakes are high? Sarah Coyne, Partner at Ropes & Gray and former federal prosecutor, joins Niraj to discuss the…
- Thomas Chou of Morrison Foerster: Building A Career By Betting On Opportunity · 40 min · Episode 98Send us Fan Mail Thomas Chou’s career has rarely followed a predictable path. Now Managing Partner of Morrison Foerster’s Los Angeles office, Thomas spent nearly two decades…
- Nema Milaninia of Freshfields: From Prosecuting War Crimes to Advising on Global Risk · 52 min · Episode 97Send us Fan Mail Nema Milaninia’s legal career has taken him from BigLaw to The Hague, inside one of the world’s largest technology companies, and ultimately back to private…
- Cody Barbo of Trust & Will: How Technology Is Reshaping Estate Planning · 1 h 1 min · Episode 96Send us Fan Mail Cody Barbo has spent his career building technology companies, but his latest venture brought him into one of the legal profession’s most traditional practice…
- Michael Gordon of Gordon, Fournaris & Mammarella, P.A.: How A Niche Trusts Practice Became A National Business · 50 min · Episode 95Send us Fan Mail Michael Gordon didn’t initially plan on becoming a trusts and estates attorney. Today, he leads a national estate planning practice at Gordon, Fournaris &…
- Pat Murphy of King & Spalding: Why In House Isn't The Easier Path · 1 h 3 min · Episode 94Send us Fan Mail Pat Murphy has experienced the legal profession from almost every angle. Before returning to King & Spalding as a partner, Pat spent 26 years in-house, including…
- Stacey Brown Randall of Building A Referable Business: How Attorneys Can Build Referrals Without Asking · 1 h 0 min · Episode 93Send us Fan Mail Most attorneys know referrals matter. Far fewer have an actual system for generating them. Stacey Brown Randall, founder of Building A Referable Business and…
- Markus Funk of White & Case: Inside Operation Family Secrets and a Career In Public Service · 1 h 2 min · Episode 92Send us Fan Mail Markus Funk has prosecuted mob murders, helped shape rule-of-law initiatives overseas, and built a career advising companies facing complex government scrutiny…
- Quinn Murphy of Gordon Rees: Building a Career by Playing the Long Game · 1 h 10 min · Episode 91Send us Fan Mail Quinn Murphy has built his legal career around a simple philosophy: play the long game. Now Managing Office Partner of Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani’s Tampa…
- Ryan Kimler of Financial Clarity: Hiring, Pricing, and Growing a Law Firm with Confidence · 1 h 1 min · Episode 90Send us Fan Mail Building a successful law firm requires more than great legal work. Ryan Kimler, founder of Financial Clarity and fractional CFO to professional service firms…
- Brent Wible of White & Case: Success, Family, and the Doors You Choose to Walk Through · 49 min · Episode 89Send us Fan Mail What does a successful legal career actually look like over the long term? Brent Wible, partner at White & Case LLP and former senior official at the U.S…
- Val Dahiya of Morrison Foerster: Building A Career Through Change and Challenge · 1 h 0 min · Episode 88Send us Fan Mail Not every career transition is driven by ambition. Sometimes it's driven by life. Valerie Dahiya, partner at Morrison Foerster and former SEC attorney, joins the…
