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The blog covers a variety of topics which impact various aspects of our lives; from mental health to leadership, from motivation to work-life balance. Some articles will resonate with you, while others may provide some insight into the possible challenges faced by your friends, family or colleagues.
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The End-of-Year Crunch is Always Nuts! Part I – Especially for Individuals
WRITTEN BY ALICIA KOCH, FOUNDER OF THE LEGAL BELLETRIST Click here for Part II: The End-of-Year Crunch is Always Nuts – Especially for teams … It can’t be that time of the year already, can it? Wow, this year has flown by. It literally felt like...
Mental Health: Stop, Collaborate and Listen
Article 3 of 5 in the Mental Health in the Law series Mental Health: Stop, Collaborate and Listen Introduction There is something beautifully refreshing about people talking openly about mental health in the legal sector. Particularly their own experiences....
Building resilience
I hate this question in an interview. Why? Because: the question is disingenuous – if they wanted to know my greatest weakness, I would tell them it was my right knee from over-running;no one gives an honest answer – there are articles galore on how to respond...
10 things I wish I’d known as a young lawyer
As the heavens opened in Cape Town, it was definitely a weekend for comfort food, fire side huddles and a bit of reflection of the week’s events. Earlier in the week, a junior associate contacted me to seek my advice on career direction, my views on specialisation and...
The legal sector has a very real mental health problem
Article 2 of 5 in the Mental Health in the Law series THE LEGAL SECTOR HAS A VERY REAL MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEM An article by Alicia Koch, Founder of The Legal Belletrist Introduction Let’s start off with some sobering facts: In the United States, the 2016...
The Perfectionist Problem
The Perfectionist Problem This article forms part of the “Comfort Over Coffee” series – a range of articles seeking to tackle the trickier issues faced in the legal world. Introduction Full disclosure: I am a recovering perfectionist workaholic - and I always will be....
Imposter Syndrome: Fighting the feelings of being a fraud
Imposter Syndrome: Fighting the feelings of being a fraud This article forms part of the "Comfort Over Coffee" series - a range of articles seeking to tackle the trickier issues faced in the legal world. Introduction Have you ever been invited to a meeting and looked...
The fear around mental health in the legal world
Article 1 of 5 in the Mental Health in the Law series What is it with the term 'mental health' that causes so much discomfort for the legal world? This article aims to take things back to basics. We’re going to look at what mental health is, the reasons for our...
Be Brave!
"Do something today that your future self will thank you for.” ― Sean Patrick Flanery I first read and posted this quote on 30 September 2016. It was a big day for me. It was the day I handed in my notice. It was the day that I found true courage to put myself first....
Embrace your productivity
Productivity “You are the only person I know who takes a bath at 3pm in the afternoon!” laughed my other half as he rang from work. “It’s the part of my day when I am least productive and least creative.” I replied. “I may as well do something useful with it!” I have...