Leaving Law From a Place of Happiness feat. Aman Costigan
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Aman Costigan is a former law firm partner, life strategist, yoga teacher, podcaster, and financial independence advocate. In this episode, Aman shares why she left the law from a place of happiness and completion, how she and her husband planned their exits strategically, and why financial literacy is the key to career freedom.
About This Episode
Background
Aman met her husband in law school, practiced for twelve years, and ultimately became a partner at her firm. On paper, she had achieved everything she set out to do. She checked the boxes society hands high achieving lawyers: career, marriage, children, leadership. But over time, something shifted.
“I left the law from a place of feeling happy and complete," shares Aman Costigan on You Are A Lawyer.
Her exit was not reactive. It was intentional. After years of planning for optionality, she and her husband left their legal careers one month apart. They had already spent years preparing financially and emotionally for that possibility. Before welcoming their second child, they traveled through Amsterdam, Pompeii, and Sardinia, embracing the life they had deliberately built.
Why Law School
For Aman, law school represented ambition, achievement, and the ability to create a meaningful career. She worked hard in her twenties and thirties, intentionally shaping her legal practice into something she genuinely enjoyed. She taught yoga to lawyers, built community, and restructured her role in ways that aligned with her strengths.
“I designed my own legal career for myself that I wanted in a way that worked for me," explains Aman Costigan on Episode 239 of You Are a Lawyer.
That design mindset eventually extended beyond the profession. When the time came, she did not leave because she could not “hack it.” She left because her life had evolved. Law had been a chapter. A meaningful one. But not the whole story.
What Can You Do with a Law Degree
For Aman, the law degree was not simply a credential that led to a job. It was leverage. It gave her earning power, discipline, and credibility. It also gave her the ability to pay off six figures of student debt, eliminate financial obligations, and build the foundation for optionality. She did not stumble into freedom. She engineered it. Her legal career funded the version of life she ultimately wanted to create.
“Anything as long as you educate yourself on personal finance and give yourself options," shares Aman Costigan on Episode 239 of You Are a Lawyer.
The real lesson is not about leaving the law. It is about removing golden handcuffs. Aman shifted from chasing early retirement to prioritizing financial independence, which allowed her to make decisions without fear. Because she understood money, she was able to leave from a place of happiness rather than desperation. Her JD did not lock her into a single identity. It gave her the tools to choose her next one.
Lawyer Side Hustles
Today, Aman introduces herself as a life strategist, vision board workshop leader, podcaster, and tarot reader. She works one on one with high achieving women to turn ideas into execution through planning, accountability, and strategic prioritization.
“I follow through and I do it,” Aman Costigan expresses in Episode 239 of You Are a Lawyer.
She also runs The Sisterhood, a yearly program where women turn vision boards into lived reality. For Aman, strategy and intuition coexist. Planning and manifestation coexist. Law was one skillset. Execution is another. And she continues to build, speak, teach, and create on her own terms.
About Aman Costigan
Aman is licensed to practice law in Alberta.
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