Leah Wise on Building a Law Firm, Breaking Gender Roles & Betting on Herself | Pink Politics

Kathleen sits down with attorney and entrepreneur Leah Wise (@crashgal) for a wide-ranging conversation about building a career without fitting the traditional lawyer mold. Leah talks about starting her own firm almost immediately after law school, crying outside courthouses when she had no idea what she was doing, turning a former strip club into her law office, and building a bold, feminine brand in an industry that often expects women to play small. They also get into immigration and DACA, sexism in the legal profession, marriage and financial independence, prenups, multiple streams of income, supporting minority women in law, raising kids, cultural expectations, and the slightly delusional self-belief that helped Leah build the life she wanted.