SideBar Advisors

About SideBar Advisors

Sidebar Advisors Attorney Podcast explores the career moves, risks, and decisions that shape a life in law. Hosted by Niraj Chhabra, financial planner and founder of Sidebar Advisors, the show features candid conversations with attorneys, legal leaders, and professionals connected to the legal industry. Guests share how they navigated firm changes, leadership, business growth, career pivots, and the moments that pushed them to bet on themselves. Each episode offers a practical look at the professional, personal, and financial choices attorneys face as their careers evolve.

Publisher

SideBar Advisors

Category

business

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

11 Aug 2022

Latest episode

15 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

135 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   15 Oct 2026

   Joe Patrice of Above the Law: What the Next Decade of BigLaw Could Look Like

   Send us Fan Mail BigLaw is making more money than ever, but the traditional career path inside it is becoming much less predictable. Joe Patrice, senior editor at Above the Law and co-host of Thinking Like a Lawyer, joins Niraj Chhabra to take a broader look at how the legal profession is changing and what those shifts could mean for attorneys building their careers today. They discuss the rise of non-equity partnership, an increasingly aggressive lateral market, changing relationships betwee...

2. 

   13 Oct 2026

   Elise Holtzman of The Lawyer’s Edge: Why Rainmaking Is a Skill, Not a Personality Trait

   Send us Fan Mail What if rainmaking isn’t something attorneys are born knowing how to do? Elise Holtzman, founder and CEO of The Lawyer’s Edge, joins Niraj to discuss why business development is a learnable skill, how introverts can build business without changing who they are, and why law firms should teach attorneys about leadership, client development and firm economics much earlier in their careers.

3. 

   7 Oct 2026

   Dennis DM Meador of Legal Podcast Network: Why Trust Matters More Than Credentials

   Send us Fan Mail Being a good attorney matters. But when prospective clients are comparing lawyers with similar credentials, experience, and services, what actually makes one stand out? Dennis DM Meador, founder of The Legal Podcast Network, joins Niraj Chhabra to discuss how the way people evaluate and choose attorneys has changed and why building trust before the first conversation has become increasingly important. They discuss why attorneys should think beyond individual marketing tactics...

Who has been a guest on SideBar Advisors

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Candace Dellacona
• Jacquette Timmons
• Erin Andersen
• James Wolff
• Gail Cummings

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

12,760

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

1 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 59 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

78

Social presence

0

YouTube

72

Engagement

27

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Books guests

Based on episode analysis; this does not confirm that the show is currently accepting guests.

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