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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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What’s Holding You Back? Overcoming Imposter Syndrome and Fear of Failure
WRITTEN BY ALICIA KOCH, FOUNDER OF THE LEGAL BELLETRIST It’s a funny thing. When we think about all the things we have accomplished in our lives - and some of the things that we haven’t accomplished (yet) - each thing has been because we either made up our minds that...
The Naked Lawyer: When I met my Judge!
I’ve thought long and hard about whether or not I should write this article. Ironically, for fear of judgment. And rejection. But I’ve learned some important lessons about myself over the last 4 days. And I always believe it is important to share those important...
Who are you? A lawyer or so much more?
Who are you? A seemingly innocuous question. “Hi. I’m Alicia. And I’m a lawyer.” I am a lawyer. And that is it. Nothing else to let anyone know who we truly are. Besides our professional title. Where are our other identifiers? Our identity as a lawyer Is our whole...
How the grinch stole christmas … or did he?
Co-written by Frieda Levycky, Founder of Braving Boundaries, and Alicia Koch, Founder of The Legal Belletrist "Holiday who-be what-ee?" Exactly that – who-be, what-ee, is it really Christmas time? At the best of times, Christmas is an emotional time of year! But...
Female leaders in the workplace – how do we break through?
Article 2 of 3 in the Female Leadership series In our last article, we discussed barriers women face in the workplace. Things like the broken rung effect and the entitlement gap. Each explaining why there are so few women in senior roles in the workplace – a...
Service over Sales: How to overcome a lawyer’s fear of business development
For the lawyers who hate business development and selling their services – this one is for you. Let’s be honest, when we became lawyers, either we believed in fairness and justice and wanted to change the world for the better or we wanted to earn lots of money (or...
The best laid plans of mice and lawyers!
Written by Alicia Koch, Founder of The Legal Belletrist When I studied law I imagined that I would do great things – be a defender of justice. Of sorts. I had planned on building a name for myself, having an Ally McBeal kind of reputation – the “benchmark” when...
FEMALE leaders in the workplace – why are we so few?
Article 1 of 3 in the Female Leadership series Gender equality in the workplace is not a new topic of discussion. It has been discussed numerous times before. Seemingly falling on deaf ears. Not surprisingly as women leaders in the workplace are still a...
Dealing with disappointment
Disappointment: A feeling we hate to cause and struggle to feel. And 2020 has provided many a chance to experience it from both sides. ...
Mind the Gap! How to attract and retain Millennial legal talent
Co-written by Frieda Levycky, Founder of Braving Boundaries, and Alicia Koch, Founder of The Legal Belletrist Say what you will about Millennials, they bring a refreshing and much needed change to the legal world. Technologically savvy - they are efficient,...