About this episode

Charles Star shares his journey from Big Law to contract work and finally to plaintiff law, discussing career fulfillment and pivots.

Charles Star thought he'd become a union-side labor lawyer but like many law students, he followed the pull of Big Law instead. The prestige and paycheck were there, but the work left him unfulfilled. Charles walked away to pursue stand-up comedy, supporting himself as a hourly contract lawyer. Eventually he landed on the plaintiff side, where he works as a staff attorney on consumer class actions and feels connected to the work. In this episode, Charles reflects on golden handcuffs, career pivots, and what it takes to find a legal path that fits. Charles is a graduate of Columbia Law School. This episode is hosted by Katya Valasek. Mentioned in this episode: Learn more about Juno and private student loans Access LawHub today! Learn more about Haynes Boone LLP

People in this episode

Host: Katya Valasek

Guest: Charles Star

Topics covered

• career transitions
• legal profession
• Big Law
• contract work
• plaintiff law
• personal fulfillment

Keywords

• Big Law
• contract lawyer
• plaintiff attorney
• career pivots
• legal path
• consumer class actions
• stand-up comedy

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Columbia Law School, Juno, LawHub, Haynes Boone LLP

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