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Jettison The Myth Of Individualism
The Complete LawyerNovember 2008 Alone, all aloneNobody, but nobodyCan make it out here alone. ~ Maya Angelou You can make more friends in two months by becoming interested in other people than you can in two years by trying to get other people inter…
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Balancing Act
Women Lawyers Association of Los AngelesOctober 2008 As an executive/career coach for women attorneys, the issue about which I’m most often asked is work/life balance. In fact, balance seems to be the most sought after yet elusive goal of the major…
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Coach's Corner: Self-Help
New York LawyerOctober 23, 2008 I am four months pregnant, have been at my current firm one year, and would like help figuring out the best way to try to make use of the firm’s much-touted but little-used part-time policy when I return from mat…
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Next Step: Build Relationships, Work Toward Goals and Keep An Open Mind
New York Law Journal MagazineVolume 7, Number 4September 2008 I am a fourth year corporate associate in a top Wall Street firm. I enjoy my practice and my firm but am concerned about the future. First, although I get great evaluations and have been t…
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Stop Worrying About How It Looks
Women Lawyer’s Journal(a publication of the National Association of Women Lawyers)Volume 93, Number 1Fall/Winter 2008 In coaching women to develop business, there’s a particular obstacle that I frequently encounter: It’s the concern…
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Reassessing Goals Now That You're a Partner
Oregon Attorney Assistance Program “In Sight” Issue Number 70June 2008 Much of an associate’s world revolves around completing assigned projects, striving to meet law firm expectations, and navigating the steep learning curve of pra…
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Quit Griping: Instead, Understand and Develop Relationships with Problem People
New York Law Journal MagazineVolume 7, Number 3June 2008 I am a non-equity litigation partner in a large New York firm. Due to its attrition problems it is very difficult for me to find associates to do my work. The majority of them are first or seco…
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When All Efforts Fail to Retain Them...Unintentional Biases May Be At Work
New York Law Journal MagazineVolume 7, Number 2May 2008 Rates of associate attrition from the largest law firms in the United States are higher than ever, in spite of years of efforts to reduce them. As associate compensation has soared, the tenure o…
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The "Family-Friendly" Workplace is Inadequate
The Complete LawyerVolume 4, Number 2March 2008 Ultimately, deep change, whether at the personal or the organizational level, is a spiritual process. Loss of alignment occurs when, for whatever reason, we begin to pursue the wrong end. This process b…
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Do You Act Like A "Jerk" Without Knowing It?
The Complete LawyerVolume 4, Number 1January 2008 I first met Lola at a women lawyers’ leadership event. An African American Ivy League graduate, she had recently been recruited from the federal government to a large firm and accepted the offer…
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