In corporate America, we (women especially) are told not to say “sorry.” It could make us look weak, they say. I like the principle and agree that women especially apologize too often for things they didn’t even do wrong. As a result of all the talk about this subject, I definitely always have a internal […]

Are you a in-house lawyer who cares about diversity? If so, this post is for you. I wrote it when I was on “vacation.” I put it in quotes because as many of us know, it is so hard to really disconnect no matter how far away we get from our offices! We were on

Something I didn’t know much about in law school was the different options for lawyers upon graduating from school. I always knew I loved to “fight,” so that always meant being a litigator for me. But turns out there are so many other careers in law. Here are a few: Litigation. To start, just since

Companies and firms strut their extended maternity leave policies, as if that is the solution for working moms. In my opinion, that is short-sighted. Giving moms more maternity leave only reinforces pre-conceived and archaic notions that moms will forever be the primary caregiver. After their husbands flock back to work a week after baby is

What do you do when a partner asks you to change your writing style? Do you adopt the changes, or continue with your old style? I recently had a partner tell me I use too many question marks in my e-mails. I think there is truth to that, but I often do so to add

“Just delegate,” they say when I raise my hand to say I have too much on my plate. “Just delegate to the paralegal or to the junior associate.” Am I the only one who has trouble doing this? Sometimes I feel like even if it is a “less important” task that technically could be delegated,

As a young associate, you have a vague idea about what billable hours mean. You think that it’s just the way clients get billed – by the hour. When the firms speak about billable hour expectations, everything sounds great. You do the math – a 2,000 hour billable hour requirement divided by 12 months means

There’s no question that often a issue associates face a lot are partners who just, don’t get it. The ones who worked their tails off and think you should too. The ones that weren’t there when their babies were born, and who think you should make the same sacrifice for your jobs. They don’t get

6am: Wakes up. Sleep walks to the computer. Logs-on and starts reading e-mails while her eyes adjust to the light radiating from the computer screen. Tries to organize inbox as much as possible to prepare for the influx of e-mails she will receive that day. 7am: Time to get things together. She packs kids’ lunches,

The topic of this post first came to mind when I realized that I feel like I am running low on battery all, of, the, time. When I look at my billable hours, sometimes I’ve only billed 160 hours in a month. So I can’t figure out why I’m so tired. Then, I look at