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Yes! I’m heading out of town for four days to take a little moms getaway with my sister and when our trip ends I will fly from Florida to Washington, D.C. for the Blogher road show tour and conference. I missed Blogher in July so I can’t wait to get a piece of the D.C. [...]

Are you in love with your legal job?  Why not?  Is the practice of law not living up to your pre-law school expectations?  Perhaps you’re just suffering from Mid-Career Malaise.  Or, maybe it’s time for a new path, a new niche, or new flexible schedule.  Today’s leads may help you fall in love again.  

If you don’t feel like reading headlines about the economy during your lunch break today, or if you’re sitting in the carpool lane and reading Darling Hill on your BlackBerry while you wait for preschool to let out, hurry to your nearest magazine kiosk and grab the latest copy of Self.  At-home

I wrote about sleeping and being busy and mentioned how important time management is but I never really touched on how I manage my time. Today I’m going to share with you a little secret called, Qlubb.  There’s calendars, planners and post it notes but those consume paper and waste resources.

Working Mother Magazine and Flex-Time Lawyers have announced the Second Annual results of the 50 Best Law Firms for Women. Why is this trailblazing professional ranking so noteworthy? Because the question women all too often face in the profession is… should I stay or should I leave?.

photo figure credit: Inferis *Work being defined here as something you get paid for. Everything else I do daily (child rearing, cooking, cleaning) is, of course, gratis! I probably have the ideal job situation, well certainly for me anyway.

According to Michelle Goodman’s article, Career Choice: Motherhood Now or Later - Wake Up, Smell the Discrimination and Look Out for Your Career, “if you believe that ‘family life would not suffer’ if mom has a career, you’re in the minority.” In this worthwhile read (especially for lawyers who

It’s been great to connect with web industry people again AND have opportunities to contribute to some exciting projects, thanks to social media. Part time working mums - like me - don’t always get to attend special industry shindigs (like we did back in ‘96.) But we can engage in the online conversation without having to call the babysitter!

Yesterday, I asked “does opting out of the law to pursue different interests mean severing the professional umbilical cord?” My answer: absolutely not. But what about lawyers who sever the legal cord, and later decide they want to reattach to the law? First off, do they exist? And, Is it possible? Heck, yeah, on both counts.

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