Al Nye The Lawyer Guy
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We recently came across an interview with Douglas Bouton on the blog published by Hire An Esquire, a leading online staffing company.
In the interview, Douglas shares how he started off practicing law at Proskauer Rose LLP after graduating from the University of Virginia School of Law. But from the outset, Douglas says, "I didn’t enjoy my job and knew very quickly that it wasn’t for me."
In a stroke of luck, Douglas was playing in a pickup basketball league with some other lawyers in L.A. and that’s where he met his future business partner, Justin Woolverton (who had worked at Latham & Watkins). Justin had started a new ice cream company called Halo Top, and needed a partner. Douglas jumped at the opportunity and has never looked back.
Al Nye The Lawyer Guy
JD Bliss: Lawyer Career Change, Attorney Work Life Balance, Billable Hours and Associate Retention