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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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....