MothersEsquire
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Why My Spouse Joins Me On My Business Trips
Traveling together for work as a couple comes with almost too many perks to mention.
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Building A Supportive Community
Empathy is at the heart of building a supportive community of like-minded colleagues.
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A Pink Marker And A Cup Of Water
Why Chat GPT and LegalZoom won’t soon replace estate planning attorneys.
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The Evolution Of Motherhood, Law Firm Ownership, And Work-Life Balance
Don’t be afraid to change and evolve. Our kids don’t give a second thought to their own natural evolution; you shouldn’t either.
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Both options involve distinct legal processes and emotional considerations.
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Just Another Dais? Awards And Snubs Matter For The Oscars And For Lawyers, Too
Seeing authentic people being rewarded is important.
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Law Mom And The Modern Family: Pump, Work, Sleep, Repeat
Top tips for pumping law moms heading back to work.
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Crafting Compelling Legal Content: Your Personal Narrative’s Role
Storytelling is a skill that can humanize lawyers and allow clients to see the person behind the legal expertise.
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Mommy Guilt: The Pressure To Feel Guilty
The greatest guilt I carry is that I genuinely love my job, and I also love my family. I don’t believe these affections are mutually exclusive.
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Law Mom And The Modern Family Does Kindergarten
In your family, is the default parent actually the ‘shefault’ parent?
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Allow Me To Reintroduce Myself
Do not be afraid of reintroducing yourself to your legal community.
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Black Hair Big Law (Part III): ‘Professionalism,’ Work Hair, And Interview Hair
How do Black legal professionals wear their hair to work and what experiences have they had?
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Law Mom And The Modern Family: Experiencing Gender Bias In CLE Bias Training
How is training for lawyers about how to deal with juror bias or caregiver bias not programming that is focused on issues of harassment or discrimination among lawyers?!
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What Does ‘Life-Work’ Integration Mean When You’re A Lawyer Mom? (Part I)
This is the first installment of a two-part series on life-work integration and what it looks like in theory and in action as a lawyer mom.
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My Experience With Maternity Leave And Changes I Helped Make As A Partner
A look at all of the positive changes that reevaluating a maternity leave policy can have on your firm.
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Law Mom And The Modern Family: Seeing Ourselves In Books
When we can see ourselves in books — when children can see us in books — we can start to stem the tide against the stereotypical notion that women cannot both be mothers and ambitious professionals.
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Someday Notions And Birthday Dreams: Lessons From A Lawyer Mom’s Quest To Write A Book
There’s value in doing what you love even if you think it’s a waste of time at first.
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Would You Know Your Ideal Client If You Met Them?
You can take definitive steps to make your search for your ideal client a more directed one.
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Lawyer, Mom, Partner, Sister, Friend: How A Broken Leg Spurred A Career Move
Articulating your values, your needs, and your wants can change your pathway in life.
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Building A Law Firm Legacy In The Pandemic Age
Your life can be anything you create out of it. Which is, by far, the best legacy of all.
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In A Post-Pandemic Workplace, Can Women Lawyers Have It All?
With gender equality at home, having it all can come a lot sooner.
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How I’m Doing Less So I Can Enjoy More
Let quiet days be quiet. Let busy days be busy.
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A Step-By-Step Guide To Disaster-Proofing Your Business
Continuity and succession planning is something that we’re often good at creating for our clients, but we aren’t so good at creating those plans for ourselves.
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Affordable, quality child care was already a rarity before COVID-19, and it now seems even closer to extinction.