550: Financial Planning for Law Students and Young Lawyers (w/Alexandra Sandberg)

Welcome back to the Law School Toolbox podcast! In this episode, Lee and financial advisor Alexandra Sandberg discuss financial planning for law school graduates and early-career attorneys. The conversation includes essential topics, including student loan repayment, budgeting, tax planning, and how to evaluate job offers by looking at total compensation, not just salary. In this episode we discuss: The role of financial advisors Student loan repayment strategies Financial blueprint for the first decade after law school Decoding job offer packages Resources: Tutoring for Law School Success ( Podcast Episode 383: Talking About Money with Jesse Mecham, Founder of You Need a Budget ( Podcast Episode 525: Being an Adult (w/Julie Lythcott-Haims) ( The Reality of Law School Debt and Planning for It ( Download the Transcript ( If you enjoy the podcast, we'd love a nice review and/or rating on Apple Podcasts ( ) or your favorite listening app. And feel free to reach out to us directly. You can always reach us via the contact form on the Law School Toolbox website ( ). If you're concerned about the bar exam, check out our sister site, the Bar Exam Toolbox ( ). You can also sign up for our weekly podcast newsletter ( ) to make sure you never miss an episode! Thanks for listening! Alison & Lee

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550: Financial Planning for Law Students and Young Lawyers (w/Alexandra Sandberg) is an episode from The Law School Toolbox Podcast: Tools for Law Students from 1L to the Bar Exam, and Beyond by Law School Toolbox LLC.

This episode is 37:35 long.

This episode was published on Apr 6, 2026.

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