Amy DuVall: From Politics to Pastry, part 1

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In Episode 029 of The Former Lawyer Podcast, I’m sharing the first half of my conversation with Amy DuVall. (We talked about so many important things and I couldn’t bear to cut any of it, so I’ll share the second half next week!) </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">After starting out in private practice, Amy spent 20 years as a lawyer and lobbyist doing environmental work in Washington D.C. In March 2018, she left that behind to study the pastry arts and open her baking business, From Politics to Pastry.</span></p> <p><strong>In the first half of our conversation, Amy shares about:</strong></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">How she ended up as a lobbyist;</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Why becoming a lawyer was simply a means to an end for her;</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">What inspired her to pursue a career as an environmental lobbyist;</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Why she doesn’t regret going to law school;</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">How she learned more than once that she liked the substance of legal work but not the game;</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">What to do when you really like certain parts of your job as a lawyer, but really hate other parts;</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">What she did when she realized she didn’t want the brass ring of partnership she’d been taught to chase after;</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Her job changing overnight from a lawyer to a non-lawyer position;</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">and much more! </span></li> </ul> <p><strong>Show Notes:</strong></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">First Steps to Leaving the Law