Marie Sotelo's guest appearances

Marie Sotelo

The Content Marketing Lounge

The Former Lawyer Podcast

The Lawyer's Escape Pod

Robert Ingalls

Jonathan Liu

Geoffrey Stein

Risa Weaver-Enion

Annie Little

Jen Berson

Annette Choti

Jan Newman

Francesca Chang

Shunta Grant

Vanessa Kuljis

Jessica Medina

Sarah Cottrell

Rachel Solomon

Kara Hardin

OwlTail

Marie Sotelo is a former lawyer turned freelance writer. After leaving the law, she leveraged her legal experience to become a go-to ghostwriter for entrepreneurs and chief executives in the law, compliance, and risk management space. She firmly believes that money is a means to an end—lifestyle freedom; and that you really CAN do anything with a law degree. She now helps other freelancers make smart money moves in their business and teaches other lawyers how to launch a writing side hustle.   In this episode, we discuss: Marie had been hoping to do environmental law in some capacity, but that didn’t pan out She ended up at the Customs &amp; Border Protection Agency for a decade Working within such an entrenched bureaucracy eventually got too stifling  She developed anxiety and depression (it’s not just big law that can impact you in that way) Her family moved and she decided to take time off to focus on raising her son  She got into part-time freelance grant writing, testing it first with some volunteer jobs Marie worried about finances and wanted to do something that could sustain her family, if needed, but also be flexible  She transitioned to content writing for law firms  Freelance writing is a great thing to experiment with on the side, and build up some extra funds She’s built a life and career around her values and priorities    You can find Marie on… https://www.facebook.com/groups/woolies  ~ Connect with Megan! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/megansmileyesq/ Lawyer’s Escape Call: http://bit.ly/escapecall Lawyer’s Escape Plan Quiz: http://bit.ly/lawyersescaperoutequiz

Marie Sotelo is a former lawyer turned freelance writer. After leaving the law, she leveraged her legal experience to become a go-to ghostwriter for entrepreneurs and chief executives in the law, compliance, and risk management space. She firmly believes that money is a means to an end—lifestyle freedom; and that you really CAN do anything with a law degree. She now helps other freelancers make smart money moves in their business and teaches other lawyers how to launch a writing side hustle.   In this episode, we discuss: <ul><li>Marie had been hoping to do environmental law in some capacity, but that didn’t pan out</li> <li>She ended up at the Customs &amp; Border Protection Agency for a decade</li> <li>Working within such an entrenched bureaucracy eventually got too stifling </li> <li>She developed anxiety and depression (it’s not just big law that can impact you in that way)</li> <li>Her family moved and she decided to take time off to focus on raising her son </li> <li>She got into part-time freelance grant writing, testing it first with some volunteer jobs</li> <li>Marie worried about finances and wanted to do something that could sustain her family, if needed, but also be flexible </li> <li>She transitioned to content writing for law firms </li> <li>Freelance writing is a great thing to experiment with on the side, and build up some extra funds</li> <li>She’s built a life and career around her values and priorities</li> </ul> You can find Marie on… <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/woolies" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/groups/woolies</a> ~ Connect with Megan! Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/megansmileyesq/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/megansmileyesq/</a> Lawyer’s Escape Call: <a href="http://bit.ly/escapecall" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://bit.ly/escapecall</a> Lawyer’s Escape Plan Quiz: <a href="http://bit.ly/lawyersescaperoutequiz" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://bit.ly/lawyersescaperoutequiz</a>

Marie Sotelo leaves law for freelance writing

Many lawyers harbor a secret dream of one day getting to write for a living. Today on the podcast I'm sharing my conversation with Marie Sotelo, who left legal practice after 10 years and built a career as a full-time freelance writer. Show notes at formerlawyer.com/082.

Many lawyers harbor a secret dream of one day getting to write for a living. Today on the podcast I'm sharing my conversation with Marie Sotelo, who left legal practice after 10 years and built a career as a full-time freelance writer. Show notes at <a href="formerlawyer.com/082" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">formerlawyer.com/082</a>.

Marie Sotelo: Former Lawyer Turned Full-Time Freelance Writer