The path to a fulfilling legal career doesn’t have to be paved with burnout. In this episode, longtime trial lawyer turned coach Gary Miles joins Olga Mack to discuss how lawyers can transform stress into success and frustration into freedom.

With over 45 years of legal experience, Gary shares practical tools and mindset shifts to help legal professionals manage imposter syndrome, avoid burnout, and build purpose-driven careers. Whether you're a new in-house counsel or a seasoned legal leader, this episode offers strategies to reclaim time, confidence, and clarity.

In this conversation, you'll learn:

• How imposter syndrome manifests for in-house lawyers—and how to overcome it

• Which key performance indicators (KPIs) lawyers should be tracking

• How to structure your day for productivity and reduce burnout

• The value of unstructured time—and how to protect it

• How to lead through service, not just conflict

Whether you’re navigating your first legal role or rethinking your career after decades in practice, Gary’s insights are a powerful reminder that stress doesn’t have to define success in law.

The path to truly inclusive legal teams starts with one powerful trait: curiosity. In this episode, Niti Nadarajah—a former in-house lawyer turned leadership coach and DEI advocate—joins Olga Mack and co-host Memme Onwudiwe to unpack what it takes to build equity and belonging in the legal profession.

With honesty and nuance, Niti challenges traditional hiring practices, exposes the hidden biases professionals of color face, and shares practical ways leaders can foster inclusion by asking better questions and listening more deeply.

In this conversation, you'll learn:

• Why traditional “big law” pipelines fall short in building diverse teams

• How listening—really listening—can uncover blind spots and biases

• How healthy conflict can be a catalyst for innovation and better legal outcomes

• How visual and verbal cues reveal hidden assumptions about socioeconomic status

• Strategies for widening hiring funnels and redefining what it means to be “qualified”

Whether you're building a legal team, mentoring future leaders, or navigating your career from an underrepresented background, this episode offers actionable insight for those serious about equity in law.

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