More than four years ago, Amazon's Jeff Bezos said that the term "work-life balance" was a "debilitating phrase." To paraphrase his advice, he recommends that professionals should not view work and life as a strict trade-off, but rather take the perspective that personal and professional pursuits are a "circle" rather than a balancing act. The world has changed drastically since Bezos' uttered those words; however, the thought process is perhaps more relevant today than ever.

Some people spent the second quarter of 2020 writing or reading books and learning new hobbies like knitting. Not long after it became clear that we were not living through the zombie apocalypse, but before vaccines and the end of mask mandates, I decided to co-found a new law firm. While there are plenty of guides, books, and resources about starting a business— even a few about how to set up and start your law firm—there were exactly zero on how to start a law firm 14 months after the most disruptive public health event in at least a century.