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?
Biglaw Mommy: Share And Share Alike
Would job-sharing be better in Biglaw for working mothers over flex-time arrangements?
How Filevine’s New DraftAI Cuts Out Hours Of Writing Work
Now it transforms your document creation with natural language prompts.
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.
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.
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.
Biglaw Mommy: Losing It
Why is it so difficult for working mothers to lose baby weight? Some thoughts from Mommy Dear, Esq.
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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.
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.
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.
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.
How LexisNexis State Net Uses Gen AI To Tame Gov’t Data
Its new features transform how you can track and analyze the more than 200,000 bills, regulations, and other measures set to be introduced this year.
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?
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?
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.
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.
Biglaw Mommy: The Case for Flex-Time
Maybe we should all embrace a bit more flexibility, and cut the working moms a little slack.