From large firm to solo practice: Alexandra Vigot's courageous leap

In a new episode of the Le Cheat Code podcast, we welcomed Alexandra Vigot, corporate lawyer and founder of Vigot Avocat. After several years spent in a large firm on demanding files, she made a decision that changed her trajectory: to start her own business.

This is not a whim, but the fruit of a long reflection, over a year, to find a legal practice that is more in line with one's values, priorities and personal development.

A well-thought-out transition

What stands out from Alexandra's career is the depth of her approach. Far from an impulsive break, his departure from the big firm was built on a gradual realization. It was during her vacation, in a rare moment of perspective, that she really understood what she wanted to change: her rhythm, her health, her relationship with work.

A lunch with a colleague was the final trigger. In the episode, she looks back at the concrete challenges of this transition: impostor syndrome, managing time in total autonomy, learning to be a business leader. Becoming self-employed does not only mean changing employers, it means adopting a radically different posture.

Freedom, creativity and customer relationships

What has transformed her daily life is the ability to manage her files from A to Z, to decide on her schedule, and to build closer and more sincere relationships with her clients. Alexandra talks about a real return to creativity, something that the rhythm of big firms no longer allowed.

She insists on an essential point: the challenge was not to do less well, but to continue to deliver high-level expertise with different means. This commitment to quality, despite a lighter structure, is at the heart of its positioning.

To avoid working in isolation, she made the choice to share her office with an experienced colleague, a way to maintain intellectual emulation while gaining independence.

The logbook as an anchor

Faced with the inevitable doubts, legitimacy, productivity, and the weight of e-mails and calls, Alexandra developed a simple but powerful tool: a logbook. Every morning, she recorded her feelings, her actions, her progress.

By rereading her notes after a year, she was able to concretely measure how far she had come. What it taught him: small daily actions matter, and progress can only be seen in retrospect.

Being a lawyer also means being an entrepreneur

A central point of the exchange concerns the state of mind. For Alexandra Vigot, solo installation is not just about the technical mastery of law, it involves fully integrating an entrepreneurial posture.

Communication, especially via LinkedIn, has become an unexpected driver of development. By sharing her experience without filters, she created relationships with other professionals and gained visibility. The message she sends to those who are hesitant is clear: you are not alone, and balance is possible.

Through her testimony, a conviction emerged: succeeding in modern law requires as much legal skills as the ability to reinvent yourself.