Amy Impellizzeri is here today to talk about her journey transitioning from a corporate job in Big Law to becoming a novelist. Stay tuned to hear how it all started as a sabbatical year, how she found her first publishing contract and her recommendations for those who want to take the leap out of Big Law as well!
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Episode Highlights
- How Amy ended up going to law school - 1:50
- Why did she decide to leave the law - 3:20
- How a sabbatical year became an exploratory exercise for Amy - 5:00
- She started to get ideas for a book - 6:00
- Four years later Amy got her first publishing contract - 6:30
- How the practice of law is different from what she expected a a child - 7:00
- A law degree can be very versatile - 9:00
- Amy's advice for other litigators wanting to publish a novel - 9:30
- It isn't a 1-2-3 steps process - 10:00
- Litigators are a good fit for this road because of their perseverance - 11:20
- There are hundreds of amazing manuscripts that don't make the cut - 12:00
- How this era of "self-publication" has changed the journey - 13:00
- How Amy keeps up with her writing - 15:10
- They discuss why Amy's fourth book focuses so much on abused women - 17:20
- Amy's thoughts on the legal clerk scandal - 20:00
- The social media app in her book and the recent college scandal - 22:10
- The story behind her non-fictional novel: Lawyer Interrupted - 23:12
- Her advice for people who are wanting to leave Big Law but are too afraid to do so - 26:20
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