Mommy Dear, Esq.

Posts by Mommy Dear, Esq.

• Law Schools, Women's Issues

  Biglaw Mommy: Forewarned Is Forearmed (Or, How Law Schools Can Prepare Future Lawyer Moms)

  Law schools are in a unique position to provide guidance to young female lawyers, but how many have stepped up to the challenge?

  By Mommy Dear, Esq.  
• Biglaw, Kids

  Biglaw Mommy: Share And Share Alike

  Would job-sharing be better in Biglaw for working mothers over flex-time arrangements?

  By Mommy Dear, Esq.  

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• Biglaw, Kids

  Biglaw Mommy: Necessity Is The Mother Of Efficiency

  It’s truly amazing how much work you can get done in eight hours when there’s a chance that you won’t see your baby at all that day if you don’t hurry up and get home.

  By Mommy Dear, Esq.  

• Gay Marriage, Kids

  Biglaw Mommy: There's Hope After All

  Thanks to the SCOTUS decision in Obergefell, Mommy Dear's daughter won't remember a time when we denied equal rights to people solely on the basis of their sexual orientation.

  By Mommy Dear, Esq.  
• Biglaw, Kids

  Biglaw Mommy: It's Work, Either Way

  No one ever talks about wishing they could give up the career in favor of the family. It’s just not something that us professional women are supposed to want.

  By Mommy Dear, Esq.  

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• Biglaw, Kids

  Biglaw Mommy: Take Care Of Yourself

  Being a mom is not all that different from being a Biglaw associate -- and this is not a good thing, according to Mommy Dear, Esq.

  By Mommy Dear, Esq.  
• Biglaw, Kids, Pregnancy / Paternity

  Biglaw Mommy: Losing It

  Why is it so difficult for working mothers to lose baby weight? Some thoughts from Mommy Dear, Esq.

  By Mommy Dear, Esq.  
• Biglaw, Pregnancy / Paternity

  Biglaw Mommy: Stop Calling It 'Vacation' Already

  Maternity leave isn't a joke. Please ask your law firm colleagues to stop treating it like one.

  By Mommy Dear, Esq.  

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• Biglaw, Kids

  Biglaw Mommy: Misery Loves Company -- And That's Okay

  Being a working mom can be a very isolating experience, particularly if you work in an office without a lot of other working mothers.

  By Mommy Dear, Esq.  
• Biglaw, Kids

  Biglaw Mommy: Pick Your Poison Childcare

  Are you a working mother with childcare issues? Here's a breakdown of all of your options, complete with pros and cons.

  By Mommy Dear, Esq.  
• Biglaw, Kids

  Biglaw Mommy: You Are Not A Failure

  If you want to be a mom in Biglaw, you’ll just have to accept this new reality. You have to learn to resist feeling like a failure, accept your new constraints, cut yourself some slack, and adjust your expectations.

  By Mommy Dear, Esq.  
• Biglaw, Kids, Women's Issues

  Biglaw Mommy: Women Of Biglaw, Unite?

  When we think about ways to improve the environment for working mothers, maybe we need to start with each other.

  By Mommy Dear, Esq.  
• Biglaw, Kids

  Biglaw Mommy: Being A Junior Mommy

  Is it possible for a woman to start a career as a junior associate in Biglaw when she just had a baby and still achieve some semblance of balance?

  By Mommy Dear, Esq.  

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• Biglaw, Kids

  Biglaw Mommy: Babies Are Not Happy Hour

  Going to happy hour after work does not have even remotely the same impact, on a personal or a societal level, as Mommy Dear going home to take care of her child. Why keep fighting her on this issue?

  By Mommy Dear, Esq.  
• Partner Issues, Women's Issues

  Biglaw Mommy: Let's Track Some Changes, Shall We?

  Mommy Dear, Esq. can write column after column talking about ways to help working mothers, but if the boss doesn’t want to help, there’s not much she can do.

  By Mommy Dear, Esq.  
• Biglaw, Kids

  Biglaw Mommy: Let's Hear It For The Dads

  Flex-time for the dads? Mommy Dear is all for it. And firms should be, too, because it just might mean that a Biglaw mommy can bill more hours if someone lets dad come home once in a while.

  By Mommy Dear, Esq.  
• Biglaw, Kids, Women's Issues

  Biglaw Mommy: The Case for Flex-Time

  Maybe we should all embrace a bit more flexibility, and cut the working moms a little slack.

  By Mommy Dear, Esq.  
• Biglaw, Kids, Women's Issues

  Biglaw Mommy: Privacy Please

  Biglaw, why not just let us lock our doors and keep working? We can bill and breastfeed at the same time, if only you’ll let us.

  By Mommy Dear, Esq.  
• Biglaw, Kids, Women's Issues

  Biglaw Mommy: Flex-Time And Fire Drills

  Real fire drills will always be there, and Mommy Dear always standing ready to put out those real fires. But she's getting burned out real quick chasing after smoke, and she have a baby to take care of, too.

  By Mommy Dear, Esq.  
• Biglaw, Kids, Women's Issues

  The Life And Times Of A Biglaw Mommy

  Mommy Dear, Esq. is currently trying to “have it all,” “lean in,” and sometimes even cook dinner. She is very, very tired.

  By Mommy Dear, Esq.