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A Dozen Marketing Tips for the Time-Starved Lawyer

In Brief(a publication of Texas Women Lawyers)May 2001 “It is the greatest of all mistakes to do nothing because you can do only a little. Do what you can.” –Sidney Smith “Every man [sic] takes the limits of his field of vision for the limits… Read More
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Career Design for Free Agents

In Brief(a publication of Texas Women Lawyers)February 2001 “It has long since come to my attention that people of accomplishment rarely sat back and let things happen to them. They went out and happened to things.” –Elinor Smith (1) “Free ag… Read More
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The Pain and the Promise of Part-Time Work in Law Firms

Nebraska LawyerPages 21-23December 2000 Trying to be a successful attorney AND to have a life is a formidable task. In fact, I’ve recently heard that the International Olympic Committee is planning on including a new event in the upcoming Winter Ol… Read More
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It's Urgent!! - The Dangers of Constant Urgency

The Advocate(a Colorado Women’s Bar Association Publication)Volume 22, Number 6December 2000 “It’s only when we realize that life is taking us nowhere that it begins to have meaning.” – P. D. Oupensky “I really do my best under pressure.… Read More
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Restoring Civility to Law Firm Relationships: Effectively Managing Criticism

Travis County Women Lawyers’ AssociationNovember 2000 “Being hurt by anger and criticism is not gender-specific. Secretary of defense nominee Bobby Ray Inman withdrew his nomination because he did not want to deal with what he regarded as extreme… Read More
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Beyond the Billable Hour: Tooting Your Own Horn: Practical Strategies for Developing Self-Promotion Skill and Comfort

F.A.W.L. Journal(a Publication of the Florida Association of Women Lawyers)Autumn 2000 One might think that women whose most finely developed skill is advocacy would be wonderful advocates for themselves. But in reality…. When it comes to self-advo… Read More
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The Case Against Being Trapped By The Law

OWBA Network(the Newsletter of the Ohio Women’s Bar Association)Volume VIII, Issue Number 3Summer 2000 “If you think you can or you think you can’t, you are right.” – Henry Ford An extremely bright and accomplished woman attorney recently e… Read More
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Barriers to Career and Job Changes - Myths or Realities?

The Alabama State Bar “ADDENDUM”August 2000 For years, I’ve been listening to attorneys try to persuade me that they have no option except to continue in their current job, despite feelings of dissatisfaction and alienation. But the fact is tha… Read More
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Balancing Work & Families - Revisited

F.A.W.L. Journal(a Publication of the Florida Association of Women Lawyers)Spring 2000 I recently consulted with an attorney in the second trimester of her pregnancy. She was facing a dilemma no expectant mother should ever have to face – and o… Read More
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Satisfaction and Billable Hours: Professional Coaching to Achieve Work/Family Balance

Raising the Bar(Women’s Bar Association of the District of Columbia)Spring 2000 I recently consulted with an attorney in the second trimester of her pregnancy. She was facing a dilemma no expectant mother should ever have to face – and one ve… Read More
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