Tag: MothersEsquire

As attorneys, unless we use alternative fee structures, our time is our trade. But this is a game-changer.

Hindsight is 20/20. It can be difficult, but try not to care more than your client does about their case and life.

Nothing compares to the work you’ll put in during those 12 weeks.

A look at how representation and the lack thereof shaped the career of a female patent agent turned patent lawyer.

Self-care does not have to be earned, and it should be something you do for yourself daily.

How law firms can support working moms without sidelining them.

Is natural Black hair compatible with working in Big Law? Of course, the answer is yes.

Simply put, the Parental Leave Rule was never tested. Until now.

Women in corporate America, including Biglaw, are fed up operating in an entrenched and broken system that has been built by white men.

What about a moral obligation to create an environment where the human beings producing the work product for the employer feel welcomed as their complete selves? Idealistic? Yes, but also realistic.

You can take definitive steps to make your search for your ideal client a more directed one.

Compassion for yourself and others is always important. The legal world could use a little more of that.

How should Congress allocate 'blue tax dollars'? Here are several ideas.

If you are considering a gap year, don’t give up before looking into it because you think it’s impossible.

It's outrageous that having three women on the Court was not enough and that one of those women was in the majority decision.

I surrounded myself with people who understood my path because their path too was not traditional.

Articulating your values, your needs, and your wants can change your pathway in life.

Shouldn’t the first consideration on appropriate hairstyles be safety? Or perhaps readiness?

Identify the problem. Find others to help you drive change. Build your team, and race eagerly toward your goal.

Because we deserve so much more than just balance.