When I was a third-year associate, I had a female diverse partner tell me to “not wait to have kids.” She herself waited until she “made it” as partner in a large law firm in order to start trying. Trying to have children proved to be more difficult than she anticipated, so her advice to […]

About a year ago, my back was killing me. No matter how I sat, no matter what chair I bought, my back was killing me. If it wasn’t my back, it was my tailbone. If it wasn’t my tailbone, it was my neck. I literally went through a whole ergonomic assessment with my HR department

Do you hate the time you waste in the morning staring at the clothes in your closet, hoping something will pop out at you? I got tired of always feeling like I had no clothes (even when my closet was full). I got tired of buying tops that I loved, only to hate them a

Working in a big law firm, one of my guaranteed keys to a coveted partnership role is a “book of business.” I’ve done everything I can so far: taken in-house clients to lunch, spoken at events, wrote articles, the list goes on. A few months ago, as I was getting ready to go to bed,

Ok, #realtalk. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Being a mom is hard as F*#% [sorry 🤐] ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Today my day consisted of a #disaster morning trying to get my kids out of the door and to school. My older daughter i.e. my strong-willed #threenager had about 10 tantrums before getting to school. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ First, she didn’t want to

I’ve always said that being able to work from home is a blessing and a curse. It’s a blessing for obvious reasons which include being able to work from the comfort of your own home. It’s a curse though, because being able to work remotely means you are always able to work, and aren’t constricted

I get this question a lot. Whether someone has been dreaming of going to law school since they were young, to someone who is fresh out of college and only recently considering it. My answer is always: Yes, if, and only if: 1) You recognize you will need to work harder than you’ve ever worked