Jamie Szal

Top tips for pumping law moms heading back to work.

In your family, is the default parent actually the 'shefault' parent?

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?!

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.

What is it going to take to finally change the tune at firms, so that parents no longer need to fear if or when to raise the question of growing their family?

Please encourage your ABA Delegates to vote in approval of this vital resolution to help bar exam test takers who need to pump.

As law firms work their way to a post-pandemic work world, we can only hope that they extend some grace to pandemic parents.

Turns out those grapefruit spoons come in handy.

Going forward, I am working on taking my own advice: trust your partner.  

Does every mom who pursues a career outside of the home fear that she will be seen as the workaholic parent who is never present for her child?

Why is the choice to be a stay-at-home parent only one a mother can make? We work hard to make sure we are in this as a team.