How to Stop Being a Lawyer
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Regardless of how their legal careers take shape, at some point, many SLS grads express a desire to move outside of the law. But those without prior business experience or a dual professional degree often struggle to be seen as anything ‘but a lawyer.’
In this Zoom event, Faris Ali Mohiuddin, BA ’07, JD ’13, MBA ’14 will moderate a conversation with SLS alums who’ve successfully transitioned into non-legal roles at different points in their careers.
We’ll feature three alums (without prior full-time business jobs or MBAs) who’ve made this change at three key career junctions:
- Directly out of law school into an operations role
- Out of BigLaw into a product role
- Out of an in-house legal role into a business leadership role
Each panelist will speak to why they decided to make a change, how they identified new opportunities and how they tactically went about ‘making the leap’ into non-legal duties. There will be a Q&A portion during the conversation.
Mark Janoff
JD/MS ’13
Former Chief Business Officer & General Counsel at Brava HomeMark Janoff studied Philosophy & Astrophysics at Swarthmore (BA) and History and Philosophy of Science (MPhil) at Cambridge before SLS. After three years at Orrick, he left to assume an internal legal role at Brava Home, a smart-oven startup and rose to become Chief Business Officer & General Counsel through the company’s acquisition.
JD/MS ’13
Former Chief Business Officer & General Counsel at Brava HomeMark Janoff studied Philosophy & Astrophysics at Swarthmore (BA) and History and Philosophy of Science (MPhil) at Cambridge before SLS. After three years at Orrick, he left to assume an internal legal role at Brava Home, a smart-oven startup and rose to become Chief Business Officer & General Counsel through the company’s acquisition.
Mansi Kothari
JD/MS ’15
Group Product Manager at Maven ClinicMansi Kothari studied History & Global Health at Penn (BA) before attending SLS. Straight out of Stanford, she joined startups in roles spanning: partnerships, content marketing, product marketing, business operations, and product management. She currently serves as a Group Product Manager at Maven Clinic, a virtual clinic for fertility, pregnancy, and parenting.
JD/MS ’15
Group Product Manager at Maven ClinicMansi Kothari studied History & Global Health at Penn (BA) before attending SLS. Straight out of Stanford, she joined startups in roles spanning: partnerships, content marketing, product marketing, business operations, and product management. She currently serves as a Group Product Manager at Maven Clinic, a virtual clinic for fertility, pregnancy, and parenting.
Patrick Vergara
JD ’14
Chief Operating Officer & Head of Product at AlkymiPatrick Vergara studied History at Yale (BA, MA) before attending SLS. After BiglLaw stints at Simpson Thatcher and Fenwick, he joined a venture-backed startup in a research role. He now serves as the Head of Product & COO at Alkymi, a document processing and workflow automation startup.
JD ’14
Chief Operating Officer & Head of Product at AlkymiPatrick Vergara studied History at Yale (BA, MA) before attending SLS. After BiglLaw stints at Simpson Thatcher and Fenwick, he joined a venture-backed startup in a research role. He now serves as the Head of Product & COO at Alkymi, a document processing and workflow automation startup.
Faris Ali Mohiuddin
BA ’07, JD ’13, MBA ’14
Founder & CEO of Stealth-mode VentureFaris studied Political Science & Economics at Stanford–where he later received a JD/MBA. He’s leading a new legal-related venture that he hopes to openly talk about someday. He previously co-founded a venture-backed, data privacy startup. Before becoming an entrepreneur, Faris dabbled in management consulting, institutional philanthropy, federal policy, litigation, venture capital, and startup operations.
BA ’07, JD ’13, MBA ’14
Founder & CEO of Stealth-mode VentureFaris studied Political Science & Economics at Stanford–where he later received a JD/MBA. He’s leading a new legal-related venture that he hopes to openly talk about someday. He previously co-founded a venture-backed, data privacy startup. Before becoming an entrepreneur, Faris dabbled in management consulting, institutional philanthropy, federal policy, litigation, venture capital, and startup operations.