Sarah Cottrell
Former Lawyer
Sarah Cottrell is a coach for lawyers who offers a free consultation. Specialties: career change; job search.
I help lawyers who are considering leaving law explore alternative careers and identify the next right step for them.
In the coach’s own words, from formerlawyer.com
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- Meets clients
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- First call
- Free consultation [1]
- Lowest price
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About this listing
- Status
- Not yet verified by the coach. We built this listing from the coach’s public pages.
- Facts
- 13, each quoted and linked
- Pages read
- 4
- Last checked
- October 15, 2026
Practice
- Based in
- Not confirmed from the coach’s pages
- Meets clients
- Not confirmed from the coach’s pages
- First call
- Free consultation [1]
If you’re interested in working with me 1:1, the next step is to book a free consultation.
formerlawyer.com/1-1-coaching-with-sarah- Website
- formerlawyer.com
- LinkedIn profile, linked from the coach’s own site
Published prices
- Prices
- Not confirmed from the coach’s pages
Across the directory, among the 10 listings here that show a price per session or hour, prices run from $100 to $895, and the median is $300. More in What a lawyer coach costs.
Specialties and clients
- Specialties
- Leaving law and career change [2] [3]
I help lawyers who are considering leaving law explore alternative careers and identify the next right step for them.
formerlawyer.comChange careers to something other than legal practice
formerlawyer.com/first-steps- Specialties
- Job search and lateral moves [4] [5]
I also support my 1:1 clients by doing things like reviewing their edited resumés on calls and providing feedback, helping them prep for interviews of all types, strategizing about their current
formerlawyer.com/1-1-coaching-with-sarahInterview prep and individualized networking goals, as needed
formerlawyer.com/1-1-coaching-with-sarah- Works with lawyers
- In the coach’s own words [6]
I help lawyers who are considering leaving law explore alternative careers and identify the next right step for them.
formerlawyer.com- Career stages
- No career stage confirmed from the coach’s pages
Credentials and background
- Credentials
- ICF Associate Certified Coach (ACC) [7]
She’s a member of the International Coaching Federation and obtained her Associate Certified Coach certification from ICF.
formerlawyer.com/about- Credentials
- Academies Certified Strengths Coach [8]
She’s also a Certified Career Management Coach and an Academies Certified Strengths Coach via The Academies for Coaching.
formerlawyer.com/about- Credentials
- Certified Career Management Coach [9]
She’s also a Certified Career Management Coach and an Academies Certified Strengths Coach via The Academies for Coaching.
formerlawyer.com/about- Background
- Big Law experience [10] [11]
I practiced law for 10 years, first as a Biglaw litigator, and later at a state court of appeals (with a brief interlude in legal publishing).
formerlawyer.com/first-stepsSarah worked as a lawyer for 10 years, first as a Biglaw litigator, then in legal publishing, and finally as an appellate court staff attorney.
formerlawyer.com/about
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Questions about Sarah Cottrell
Does Sarah Cottrell offer a free consultation?
Yes. Sarah Cottrell’s website says: If you’re interested in working with me 1:1, the next step is to book a free consultation.
formerlawyer.com/1-1-coaching-with-sarah
What credentials does Sarah Cottrell hold?
ICF Associate Certified Coach (ACC): She’s a member of the International Coaching Federation and obtained her Associate Certified Coach certification from ICF.
formerlawyer.com/about
Academies Certified Strengths Coach: She’s also a Certified Career Management Coach and an Academies Certified Strengths Coach via The Academies for Coaching.
formerlawyer.com/about
Certified Career Management Coach: She’s also a Certified Career Management Coach and an Academies Certified Strengths Coach via The Academies for Coaching.
formerlawyer.com/about
Sources
The pages we read for this listing, last on October 15, 2026. Every quote on this page links to one of them.
- Name
- Sarah Cottrell [12]
Sarah Cottrell is the founder of Former Lawyer and the creator of the Former Lawyer Framework™ - a values-first process for helping lawyers identify alternative careers that are a lifestyle fit, not
formerlawyer.com/about