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 | Jan 23, 2021 | Business Development, Lawyer Life
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...
by friedaL2020 | Dec 21, 2020 | Celebrations & Festivities, Lawyer Life, mental health, Self-care, work-life balance
Disappointment: A feeling we hate to cause and struggle to feel. And 2020 has provided many a chance to experience it from both sides. ...
by friedaL2020 | Dec 17, 2020 | Celebrations & Festivities, Lawyer Life, Self-care, work-life balance
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...
by friedaL2020 | Dec 2, 2020 | Lawyer Life, Life after Law, work-life balance
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...