The Skadden associate who quit Big Law over Trump called her parents for a gut check first

Rachel Cohen told a podcast she called her parents to be sure she was doing the right thing by quitting Big Law.

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• Rachel Cohen publicly quit her Big Law job over her firm's response to Trump.
• Cohen said she called her parents for advice before sending the resignation letter she later posted online.
• She said she had tried "everything else possible to not torch a career."

Rachel Cohen, who quit Big Law over her firm's response to Donald Trump's battle with the profession...