Meet the 30-year-old who quit law to walk dogs and earns up to $530 a day
A 30-year-old former criminal defense paralegal left her high-pressure legal career to start a successful dog-walking business. She reports higher job satisfaction and increased earnings compared to her previous corporate role.
Why it matters
The story reflects broader trends in 'quiet quitting' and the pursuit of work-life balance over traditional corporate career paths.
Meet the 30-year-old who quit law to walk dogs and says she now earns more. One day, Liz East was spending more than 12 hours working in criminal defence law and commuting to London. Today, she can spend part of her working day surrounded by 20 to 30 dogs, driving between four walks, and says she earns thousands more each month than she did in her corporate career.The 30-year-old from West Sussex had spent six years studying law and four years working as a criminal defence paralegal. But the career she once imagined for herself eventually left her wondering whether the long hours and constant pressure were worth it.Then she made an unusual career switch: she left law, and began building a dog-walking business.And the financial result surprised even people who questioned her decision.Meet Liz EastEast had once hoped to become a criminal defence lawyer.
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