The No Club
The No Club, Non-promotable Work, Social Interactions, Equality, Self-awareness Rachel Spink The No Club, Non-promotable Work, Social Interactions, Equality, Self-awareness Rachel Spink

The No Club

There may be male lawyers reading this who’ll say “I’ve done loads of this type of thing over the years!” To which I say, good for you! I’ve just rarely seen this myself in my 20 year career.

The real problem of non-promotable work is that it’s, well, non-promotable. You’ll spend the same time doing the work as you could have spent doing chargeable work that counts towards your annual targets i.e. things the promotion committee actually care about.

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Lonely… Me?
Loneliness, Social Interactions, Networking Rachel Spink Loneliness, Social Interactions, Networking Rachel Spink

Lonely… Me?

I have a suggestion: let’s have a regular community chat. By video so we can see each other (although not as good as in person, granted). We can check in on each other, say hi, share good news, vent about terrible clients, recommend books, films, whatever comes up… It can be a drop-in session and if you can make it, great; if you can’t, absolutely fine. Come late or leave early - you’ll be welcome any time.

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