Kathryn talks with Stephanie Wilkins who said "No" to the Biglaw brass ring of partnership in favor of a freelancer's life. Hear what it is like to choose to be happy over money and how she makes the uncertainty of freelance work for her.

Episode Resources

• https://www.stephaniewilkinsphotography.com/about
• https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephanie-wilkins/
• https://www.instagram.com/swilkinstravels/

Episode Highlights

• Being a writer at Above The Law - 1:54
• Leaving Biglaw - 2:15
• Her background - 2:20
• Going to law school - 5:06
• When she decided to leave biglaw - 7:31
• Making a decision to not being unhappy anymore - 8:54
• Being miserable at biglaw - 10:08
• Feeling that your work is not valued - 11:25
• The idea of being a photographer - 16:26
• Being determined to not being an attorney anymore - 20:12
• Stephanie's routine - 25:04
• Dealing with the uncertainty of a freelancer - 27:27
• Enjoying to travel the world - 30:18
• Her favorite travel - 34:19
• A low point in a freelancer live - 34:38
• Not hating the law, just hating being a lawyer - 37:37
• Now she understands what it means to be happy - 39:27
• Stephanie's regrets - 40:05
• The craziest project that she had - 41:33

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