Lifestyle Lawyer: The Female Attorney's Guide to Designing a Law Career You Love

Theres a widely held belief among female attorneys that to succeed professionally they must become a partner in a law firm or a general counsel at a large company. But why? Many female attorneys will have as much (if not more) happiness and success with a less traditional job: one thats less stressful allows for more time to spend with their families or provides more opportunities to work on meaningful projects. Lifestyle Lawyer addresses the special challenges and opportunities female attorneys face in this new legal environment both at work and in their personal lives.Section 1 of the book guides the transformation process so you can: Identify where you are in your lawyer pathDiscover how technology can help you transform your careerLearn to shape your own path--one that matches your personal goalsEstablish whats important to you-your values your vision at work and at homeUncover ways to distinguish yourself from your peersLeverage networking to establish yourself as an expertSection 2 looks at six different career paths for attorneys: The law firm pathThe corporate pathThe solo-practitioner & legal consultant pathThe alternative legal services provider pathThe eDiscovery pathThe cybersecurity & privacy pathMy hope is this book will help women lawyers find a voice find a position within the new legal market and find the courage and knowledge to use their law degree and stay in the practice of law.