by friedaL2020 | Jun 22, 2021 | Comfort over coffee, Lawyer Life, mental health, Working environment
Linked article: Workplace Ostracism: Tackling the silent office bully When I think back to my school days, I recall kids taunting other kids because they had braces or freckles or perhaps their skirts were too long. But I recall, quite traumatically, how I was teased....
by friedaL2020 | May 19, 2021 | Lawyer Life, Leadership, work-life balance, Working environment
Article 3 of 3 in the Female Leadership series CO-WRITTEN BY FRIEDA LEVYCKY (BRAVING BOUNDARIES) & ALICIA KOCH (THE LEGAL BELLETRIST) Think back to when you still played with dolls and had tea parties with your teddy bears. When we all still believed in...
by friedaL2020 | Apr 29, 2021 | Lawyer Life, Lessons Learned, Self-reflection, work-life balance
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...
by friedaL2020 | Apr 15, 2021 | Lawyer Life, Leadership, work-life balance, Working environment
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...
by friedaL2020 | Apr 8, 2021 | Lawyer Life, Leadership, work-life balance, Working environment
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...
by friedaL2020 | Mar 2, 2021 | Lawyer Life, Life after Law, mental health, Self-care, work-life balance
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...
