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The American Lawyer

'We're Just Tired All the Time': A Day in the Life of Working Parents During the Pandemic

Working attorney parents tell their pandemic stories as families sacrificed to re-balance their work and family lives. No two situations were identical.
14 minute read

The American Lawyer

Inside the Home Office, Where Lawyers Mixed Work and Family During the Pandemic

Lawyers and law firm professionals shared a view into their reality for the past year-plus, as the pandemic created new challenges in work-life balance.
1 minute read

Pro Mid Market

'I Have Child Care Issues': A Plea to Our Male Counterparts To Just Say Those Words

Only when working fathers start to take time away from work to participate equally in child care can women progress on a path parallel to men and truly succeed.
6 minute read

Law.com

My Weekday Workout: 'Boxing Forces Me to Work Harder. I Can't Let My Opponent Outwork Me' Says Anthony-Ray Sepúlveda of Schiff Hardin

"If I think I might be rationalizing a way to be lazy, I will make myself do one exercise. Usually, by the time I am done with that exercise, I will feel better and want to do more," says Anthony-Ray Sepúlveda of Schiff Hardin in Chicago.
5 minute read

Law.com

My Weekday Workout: 'Having Dogs Guarantees That I Get At Least 1.5 Hour of Movement Every Day,' Says Irina Pisareva

"Having dogs guarantees that I at least get 1.5 hour of movement in daily. I cannot imagine not spending time with them outside because we have such an amazing connection and they are so enthusiastic and so happy about our walks."
4 minute read

National Law Journal

How Skadden's Jessie Liu Dealt With the Pressure to 'Fit In' And Balancing Her Life at DOJ

"Being in a profession that I think is still heavily dominated by people who don't look like me, I've often felt like I stick out and have often felt the need to kind of minimize that difference," Liu said.
5 minute read

Corporate Counsel

"I'm not going back!"

While the downside of mostly-Zoom days is well chronicled, the forced change into working from home has led a large number of you to focus on how you really feel about your job.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Finding the Right Work-Life Balance as a Young Lawyer

As a young lawyer, I have found that balance is a luxury I might not yet be able to afford. In order to be equipped with the knowledge and training I need in order to be a successful attorney, I must put in time outside of work.
7 minute read

Law.com

My Weekday Workout: 'The Results I Have Seen Motivate Me,' Says Steve Nadel of Seward & Kissel

"The results I have seen motivate me, and I know I'll feel gratified after working out. And when I don't work out for a while, I regret it."
3 minute read

Law.com

My Weekday Workout: 'Grounding Practices Help Me Regain Focus Without Burning Out,' Says Amy Pruett of Williams Mullen

"More grounding practices such as yin yoga and physiology shifts (using the breath and body together) have helped me regain focus without burning out."
4 minute read

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