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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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If Our Lives Were a Movie
WRITTEN BY ALICIA KOCH, FOUNDER OF THE LEGAL BELLETRIST Rated 'U' for Unexpected: A Love, Actually Remake Starring Me, a Bear, and a Maine CoonAs a certified, card-carrying love fool - the kind who still believes Hugh Grant can dance and that a handwritten sign is the...
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...
The Work from Home Saga
THE WORK FROM HOME SAGA An article by Alicia Koch, Founder of The Legal Belletrist I have a shoe fetish. There I said it. I confess. Shoes are my “thing”. I have a whole Instagram account just about shoes (I’m not joking). And over the years, I have amassed...
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...
Law firms: 8 practical ways to improve staff mental health
Article 5 of 5 in the Mental Health in the Law series Mental Health is a hot topic in the legal industry at the moment! After the release of the Task Force Report on Lawyer Well-being in 2016 (an excellent report by the way!), the mental health of legal professionals...
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,...
10 tips for lawyers who want to improve their mental health
Article 4 of 5 in the Mental Health in the Law series Co-written by Frieda Levycky, Founder of Braving Boundaries, and Alicia Koch, Founder of The Legal Belletrist We’ve spent the last three weeks looking at some insightful pieces relating specifically to mental...