Kim Lisa TaylorSecurities Attorney, Founder, Syndication Attorneys, PLLC · Corporate Securities Attorney, 2x Best-Selling Author, Nationwide Speaker | Private Placement

From Geologist to Lawyer: My Unconventional Journey

19 Oct 2024 · 1 min

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In this personal narrative, the speaker recounts a decade-long career as a professional geologist and environmental consultant conducting site investigations and designing hazardous‑waste remediation programs in urban Southern California. Reflecting on long‑term prospects, she decided to pivot to law, enrolling in night‑time law school while maintaining her consulting role and traveling roughly one week per month. The excerpt highlights her motivations for change, the logistical challenge of juggling graduate studies with ongoing field work, and the emotional resolve to pursue a new professional path.

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I actually went to law school kind of later in life. I had another prior career as a professional geologist and environmental consultant. So I used to go out and do environmental site investigations and create remediation programs for hazardous waste sites in mostly in urban areas in Southern California, primarily. So I did that for about 10 years and then looked into my future and said, I don't want to do this forever, and, uh, decided to go to law school. So I went at night and while I was still a consultant, while I was still traveling about 1 week a month. That was challenging.