Building Your Unique Legal Brand
Enclosed in this file: the Tokyo comedy club that sparked a sitcom, the Hollywood film school detour that led to ER and The West Wing, the dot-com crash that sent Nick back to law, how a $8.50 chatbot changed his view on AI, and why living many careers helped him build one powerful legal brand.
Nick Abrahams has had one of the most unconventional careers in law.
From starting a comedy club in Tokyo to attending film school in Los Angeles, helping run a dot-com during the boom (and bust), then returning to the law to become a partner at Norton Rose Fulbright, Nick has built a powerful and unique personal brand.
We cover:
- How a Tokyo comedy club and sitcom became part of Nick’s legal detour
- What it was like working on ER and The West Wing
- The lessons he learned during the dot-com crash
- Why going “off-track” helped him build a standout legal career
- The origin of Nick's business, LawPath and how it reached 500,000 customers
- How AI is already changing how lawyers work
- Why you don’t need a passion - you can build one through mastery
- What separates thriving lawyers from grinding ones
Whether you’re just starting out in law, thinking about your next move, or curious how creativity, risk, and reinvention can lead to a career you actually enjoy this episode is for you.