A Law Degree That Travels With You with Michelle Words (October 2021)

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Michelle Words is a business law professor and licensed attorney who has spent the last seven years living and teaching abroad in the Middle East. In this episode, Michelle shares how her law degree became a tool for freedom, travel, and reinvention, and why choosing the life you actually want matters more than following a traditional legal script.

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Michelle's life abroad grew out of a moment of reflection and loss. After being laid off from her corporate role and losing a close friend from law school unexpectedly, she reevaluated what she wanted from life. Travel, time…