#6. Clients Don’t Care What You’re (Not) Wearing
Stories of chatting with clients outside the car on the edge of the road, at the Ant-Farm, or while nursing your baby bring us to the best part about solo practice – Clients do not care where you...
View ArticleTip #7: Treat Family Obligations Like Any Other Appointment or Deadline
“I’m sorry, Tuesday won’t work for me – I have a conflict that morning.” I can’t even count the number of times I used that line. It wasn’t a lie. If the client assumed my ‘conflict’ was a meeting...
View ArticleTip #8 – Don’t Deceive Yourself (or Your Clients)
In case my last several Tips sound as if I’m prompting solo moms to deceive their clients into believing they are something that they’re not, let me explain. What I’m really trying to do is prevent...
View ArticleFreebie Tip – Read Carolyn Elefant’s Blog Post – There’s Nothing Wrong with...
I wish I had thought of this tip myself, but I didn’t. Instead, I’m going to recommend Carolyn Elefant’s post from My Shingle: There is Nothing Wrong With Trying, Failing and Being Honest About It....
View ArticleTip #9: Value Your Own Work
Although the topic is generally taboo, advice from solo-moms inevitably turns to money – and our propensity as women and mothers to under-value our own work. Every time I talk to a woman in solo...
View ArticleEssay on Life After the Law by Kelly Yandell
I ran across this essay by mother-lawyer Kelly Yandell via Twitter. It’s a lovely, inspirational story of one woman’s life as a mother after the law. Enjoy. http://kellyyandell.tumblr.com/
View ArticleTip #10: Stay Classy, Ladies
To end up the list of ten things lawyer moms should know before going solo, I can’t stress how important it is to stay classy. (Shouldn’t men stay classy, too? Well, yes, of course they should. Need...
View ArticleMother-Lawyer on the Home Front
By now, you’ve noticed that most of this blawg is focused on the lawyer part of being a mother-lawyer. We all know that when a mother-lawyer isn’t out there taking depositions, filing quarterly tax...
View ArticleConfused No More
I am confused no more. Well, I’m still confused about many things, but one thing I’ve pondered for a long time has become crystal clear. Why hasn’t more literature been written on this issue of...
View ArticleThere’s something about Abby . . .
It’s not that I hate Abby Cadabby. She just kind of – bugs me. I know I’m venturing out onto thin ice here, being critical of a Muppet. I love the Muppets. As a kid, I watched Sesame Street daily...
View ArticleAll the Single Ladies (Considering Law School)
This one’s for all the Single Ladies – who are considering law school. Once upon a time, when I started law school, I, too, was single. (And childless!) I had a couple of great single-lady...
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