Nashville partner Teresa Bult is providing a guest post today.
Lately, I keep reading articles about how horrible the networking process is, especially for introverts and lawyers (oh wait, that may an oxymoron). And I must say, when I first started out networking, I felt exactly the same way. I still tell young associates that networking and marketing can seem like the “fine art of ...
On Mother's day, many of us working mom's receive flowers, cards, phone calls and maybe even breakfast in bed (often cereal or burnt toast and a very messy kitchen, but it is the thought that counts). Or maybe some of us will be spending some of our special day still responding to emails between hugs and kisses.
No matter how you are spending your Mother's Day, many of our Mother's Day wish ...
As business women, we are always wondering if we’re doing enough to reach our goals and attain our own versions of success. There are countless articles online providing tips and tools for women to succeed in their careers. Each lists the author’s personal experiences and some deep analysis about how, if you follow the listed tips, you are surely on the right road. Well, it’s often ...
As an attorney, I am always aware that the way I conduct myself professionally reflects on how my law firm, my law school, and my fellow attorneys are perceived out in the world. Who wants to be the cause of another lawyer joke? Not me! But being an attorney is not my only identity. I also happen to be a woman, a mom, and a lot of other things.
Female attorneys are doing amazing things all over the ...
While many of us may be aware that March is Women’s History Month, not many of us (including myself) may have been aware of its origins. So I did a little digging.
According to the Library of Congress, “Women’s History Month had its origins in 1981 when Congress passed Pub. L. 97-28 which authorized and requested the President to proclaim the week beginning March 7, 1982 as ...
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