Running Our Own Gauntlets
Gender is going to matter in your career. You don’t want it to, but it is better to come to terms with it early.
Babies And The Bar Exam: A Balancing Act
Law school prepared me to take the bar. Nothing had prepared me for breaking into the legal field while becoming a mother.
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My Son’s Middle School Graduation: Marking Personal, Educational, And Career Accomplishments For Mother And Child
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Marketing Motherhood: Why Mothers Bring In More Business To Law Firms
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Why I’m Glad I Powered Through After Having Kids
Each of us must choose what is right for us from the options we have available -- and it won’t be easy.
Solo Practice As The Work-Life Balance Solution: How Motherhood Led Me To Law Firm Ownership
Motherhood can drive your success in other areas of the legal profession.
Harvard Law Grad Who Took Final Exam While In Labor On Life As A Mother
Keep going. You can do it. She did.
High-Powered Partner Reveals What It’s Like To Balance Her Job And Motherhood
How many moms can relate?
Pregnant In Biglaw? Here’s The Bad News
"I felt totally disrespected while I was pregnant."
Non-Sequiturs: 07.05.16
* Tips from a Biglaw partner on balancing work and motherhood. [Big Law Business] * But not everyone thinks that Biglaw is conducive to balancing family life with work. [Law and More] * Which attorneys were most victorious at oral argument in front of the Supreme Court this Term? [Empirical SCOTUS] * Legal pot growers have a looming battle with the IRS. [Slate] * Is now the time to end the death penalty? [Guile is Good] * RIP, Judge Abner Mikva, whose career also included work as a U.S. congressman from Illinois, White House counsel to President Bill Clinton, and mentor to Barack Obama. He died this 4th of July. [Washington Post]
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Non-Sequiturs: 09.17.15
* Another GOP debate is over (did you get drunk?), and you know what was conspicuously absent? Talk about Wall Street. [Dealbreaker] * Is it even possible to balance motherhood and a career in the law? Anyway you slice it, seems like a raw deal to me. [The Atlantic] * There isn't much quality bestiality coverage anymore. Good thing there is this case of a farmer and his pig from 1642 we can talk about to fill that gap. [Slate] * Can you believe "The Roberts Court" has been a thing for 10 years? Here's a retrospective. [Constitutional Accountability Center] * The dislike button is coming to Facebook... and might put lawyers out of business. [Law and More] * Elie went to a fashion show, and it was everything. [Fashionista] * Carey Gabay, a lawyer in the Cuomo administration, passed away yesterday from a gun shot wound suffered before the West Indian American Day Parade last week. [New York Times]
Is There A Business Case For More Female Biglaw Partners?
What is going on when a fit of despair on the kitchen floor is such a “relatable” thing?