Years ago, I actually tried to have a meeting with the male partnership of my firm, regarding the various versions of the “Billy Graham Rule” that many of them seemed to follow, whether stated or not. “I won’t ride in a car with a woman.” “I won’t go to drinks after work with a woman.”…
Category: Lawyerin’
Invaded
Internet, I caught it. I don’t understand it. I am so amazing with Lysol. I am the Queen of Containment. I remember years ago when Liam caught a bug when I was 20 weeks pregnant and had just driven the two big boys on an 8 hour trip, then drove 2 more hours round trip…
I Don’t Know How You Do It
People say this to me a lot, as a working mom of three little sons. It’s just kind of a thing you say, so this isn’t directed at anyone in particular. In fact, I’ve said it myself. It’s intended to be high praise, I think, and I always try to receive it with grace. I…
Lawyerin’
I promised a bit more on being a lawyer, and folks, I’m here to please. I am purposefully cagey about my job for all the reasons you can think of and more, but there are definitely general things I can share about being a lawyer in a firm that would give you a flavor without…
One Sentence Story – A Case of the Mondays
Exacerbating the usual Monday stress is the repetitive (but not rhythmic) loud thunking noise of the power-washer’s scaffold outside my skyscraper window – left to hang over the weekend’s gales, and doing its best to break the shatterproof glass and also give me a heart attack up here.