Life & Law: Your Practice. Your Life. Your Terms.
Heather Moulder
Life & Law is podcast for lawyers who want to build real success without sacrificing themselves in the process. If you’ve done everything “right” and still feel stretched thin, boxed in, or quietly wondering is this really it? — You’re in the right place. Because legal success shouldn’t come at the cost of your health, relationships, or sense of self.
Hosted by Heather Moulder, former BigLaw partner turned lawyer business and leadership coach, Life & Law delivers practical, real-world conversations about what it actually takes to thrive in today’s legal profession without ignoring the realities of firm life, client demands, or personal limits.
Episodes blend business strategy, leadership development, and mindset tools to help you:
→ Build a profitable, sustainable law practice
→ Lead with clarity, confidence, and credibility
→ Make smarter business and career decisions
→ Set boundaries that stick
→ Define success on your terms
You’ll hear solo episodes from Heather alongside honest conversations with experts, each designed to help you course-correct, take back control, and create a legal career that supports your whole life (not just your billables).
New episodes drop every Tuesday (Fall, Winter, and Spring).
For more information about Heather and the podcast visit: https://www.lifeandlawpodcast.com.
Hosted by Heather Moulder, former BigLaw partner turned lawyer business and leadership coach, Life & Law delivers practical, real-world conversations about what it actually takes to thrive in today’s legal profession without ignoring the realities of firm life, client demands, or personal limits.
Episodes blend business strategy, leadership development, and mindset tools to help you:
→ Build a profitable, sustainable law practice
→ Lead with clarity, confidence, and credibility
→ Make smarter business and career decisions
→ Set boundaries that stick
→ Define success on your terms
You’ll hear solo episodes from Heather alongside honest conversations with experts, each designed to help you course-correct, take back control, and create a legal career that supports your whole life (not just your billables).
New episodes drop every Tuesday (Fall, Winter, and Spring).
For more information about Heather and the podcast visit: https://www.lifeandlawpodcast.com.
Episodes
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Sep 3, 2024 • 17min
#164: People-Pleasing (Stop Compromising Your Legal Identity)
How often do you find yourself saying "yes" to something you would prefer to say "no" to? Do you ever recommend yourself for something while thinking... "Why am I offering myself up for this?" Have you ever realized that you're spending a majority - maybe a vast majority - of your time on things that aren't all that important to you (at the expense of what IS important)? If any of the above resonates, today's episode was made specifically for you because we are talking about the primary cause of this: people-pleasing. On today's show, we will cover:
- Why so many lawyers are people-pleasers.
- The biggest drawback to people-pleasing (that you hadn't even thought of).
- The #1 thing you need to believe to be able to stop people-pleasing.
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Learn more about ELEVATE (my one-of-a-kind attorney business development mastermind) here:
https://www.coursecorrectioncoaching.com/business-development-mastermind/
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Aug 27, 2024 • 32min
#163: Improve Your Emotional Intelligence (Where To Start)
By now you've heard a lot of about how important it is to have emotional intelligence for your personal and professional development. But what should you actually be doing to improve your emotional intelligence? That's what we will be tackling today. Listen for 5 practical things you can start doing to exponentially improve your emotional intelligence.
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Learn about ELEVATE Attorney Business Development Mastermind here:
https://www.coursecorrectioncoaching.com/business-development-mastermind/
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Aug 20, 2024 • 49min
#162: Legal Billing (An Alternative To The Billable Hour)
Ready for a proven (and highly effective) legal billing alternative to the billable hour that isn't flat-fee billing or package-based pricing? That's what today's episode is all about. Listen to learn how to transform your legal billing in a way that will: (1) improve efficiency, (2) strengthen client relationships and (3) increase workflow over the long-term.
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BECOME A NEXT-LEVEL LAWYER
Join the Next Level Lawyer Newsletter for weekly tips, tools & strategies on how to cultivate the mindset, leadership & business skills you need to get you and your practice to the next level (without working more hours or pushing yourself harder). Go here to join now:
https://www.lifeandlawpodcast.com/next-level-lawyer/
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Aug 13, 2024 • 16min
#161: Want Real Legal Success? Change Your Mindset
Most successful lawyers I know:
- Aren't any smarter than anyone else.
- Don't have any special marketing, sales or business training.
- Didn’t graduate from the “top” law schools.
- Didn’t start with special connections.
- Don’t come from lots of money.
The real difference between them and everyone else? Their mindset. Today we get into how to change your mindset to be an explorer, trust yourself and take calculated risks. Because that's what it really takes to be successful as a lawyer. And you deserve to have legal success, too.
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Learn more about ELEVATE Attorney Business Development Mastermind here:
https://www.coursecorrectioncoaching.com/business-development-mastermind/
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Aug 6, 2024 • 39min
#160: Getting On Partner Track (The Real Secret)
You know you need to meet certain billing and collection requirements to be consider for partnership. But that's not the only thing that counts. Listen to today's episode to find out the real secret behind getting - and then staying - on partnership track.
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Get the Legal Mindset Mastery Toolkit here:
https://www.coursecorrectioncoaching.com/banish-lawyer-burnout-toolkit/
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Jul 30, 2024 • 34min
#159: LinkedIn Marketing Content Creation Secrets
Ever struggle with what to write about on LinkedIn. Everyone says you should be doing it but... it feels so overwhelming (and time-consuming). You marvel at the attorneys who post almost daily (even weekly) wondering... How do they do that? Are they extra-human? Is there some secret you don't know about? NO, they are not extra-human. Yes, there is a secret. But it won't remain a secret for long. Today I am pulling back the curtain for how to come up with 100's of compelling, perfect-fit posts (your clients will love reading) without taking hours of time you don't have.
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ELEVATE ATTORNEY BUSINESS GROWTH MASTERMIND
--> Get strategic guidance from an expert.
--> Have support from peers you trust.
--> Grow a profitable, values-based law practice you enjoy.
Learn about ELEVATE and join the waitlist here:
https://www.coursecorrectioncoaching.com/business-development-mastermind/
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Jul 23, 2024 • 55min
#158: How To Receive Feedback, Give Feedback
You want to be good at your job but don't love getting feedback - even though you know you need to get it for your professional development. Listen to today's conversation with Leadership Coach Rachael Bosch to learn how to receive feedback and give it more compassionately and effectively.
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BECOME A NEXT-LEVEL LAWYER
Join the Next Level Lawyer Newsletter for weekly tips, tools & strategies on how to cultivate the mindset, leadership & business skills you need to get you and your practice to the next level (without working more hours or pushing yourself harder). Go here to join now:
https://www.lifeandlawpodcast.com/next-level-lawyer/
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Jul 16, 2024 • 19min
#157: How To Increase Your Legal Fees (Without Losing Clients)
You want - no, NEED - to increase your rates but worry about what your clients will think and how they'll react. You keep avoiding having the conversation. And you really don't want to lose anyone over this. Yet you still need to do it. Today you're going to learn how to increase your rates (and fees) without losing any clients or even making them angry.
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Learn About ELEVATE Attorney Business Growth Mastermind
--> Get strategic guidance from an expert.
--> Have support from peers you trust.
--> Grow a profitable, values-based law practice you enjoy.
Learn about ELEVATE and join the waitlist here:
https://www.coursecorrectioncoaching.com/business-development-mastermind/
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Jul 9, 2024 • 50min
#156: Are Law Firm Employee Wellness Programs Working?
We keep talking about lawyer wellbeing. Most law firms have implemented employee wellness programs. And yet... the numbers don't seem to be changing. In fact, 70% of legal professionals still say that mental health is at a crisis level in this profession. Is there any good news to be had? And what - if anything - can be done about this? Today we get into both. Because yes, there IS some good news. And there are things that law firms can do to better measure the impact of their employee wellbeing programs AND make them much more effective.
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BECOME A NEXT LEVEL LAWYER
Join the Next Level Lawyer Newsletter to get weekly tips, tools & strategies for how to cultivate the mindset, leadership & business skills needed to get you and your practice to the next level (without working more hours or pushing yourself harder)? To become a Next Level Lawyer, go to:
https://lifeandlawpodcast.com/next-level-lawyer/
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Jul 2, 2024 • 18min
#155: Attorney Marketing – Unlock “Why You?”
There are a million attorneys out there that your perfect clients could hire. Which is why your attorney marketing efforts must answer the question "Why you?". Today, you'll learn how to think about this question and - more importantly - answer it in a compelling way (without feeling awkward).
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