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The Career Change DiariesAuthor: Alice Stapleton
Welcome to The Career Change Diaries. Hosted by accredited Career Change Coach, Alice Stapleton, this monthly podcast is for all those contemplating a career change. Featuring inspiring interviews with career changers, and insightful conversations with experts on change more generally, youll learn all there is to know about changing career - tips and advice, the highs and lows, how to manage it financially, helpful resources, and where to start. You can find out more about Alice and the coaching she offers at https://www.alicestapleton.com Language: en Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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Episode 30: From History Teacher to Legal Services
Friday, 19 December, 2025
To round off the year, we speak to James Lewindon, Head of Client Development UK at Pinsent Masons Vario, the global law firm and alternative legal services provider. Although he started out as a history teacher, James has built a strikingly varied, ‘squiggly’ career: from working for a newspaper and entrepreneurship skills programmes in schools, to leading a science centre team building exhibits, moving into management consulting within a global law firm, launching and scaling a legal resourcing business, serving as a CEO in a legal employment and training business, to now joining Pinsent Masons Vario in 2025.James’ story shows us that a long-term career plan isn’t always essential for a fulfilling career. Driven by a fear of “Groundhog Day,” James moves on when the sense of challenge fades, shaping a path that plays to his strengths and preferred environments. Rather than pursuing a fixed-end career goal, he prefers to seek roles that offer stability, but also the space to grow, learn, experiment, and create. In this episode, we also explore imposter syndrome, the experience of redundancy, and the power of asking your network for feedback and support along the way.
