The question to ask before you say yes
Coming back in January after the break can feel like being thrown straight back into the deep end.
Targets reset, expectations stay high, and somehow we’re meant to be back at full speed straight away.
Last week in Female Lawyers’ Club, we hosted a brilliant masterclass with Vikki Pratley, former lawyer and founder of the StressLess Academy, on avoiding burnout while still staying ambitious and performing at a high level.
If this week feels hard, you’re not alone
Happy new year!
Who am I kidding? Let’s be real – no one is feeling happy this week.
It’s the first full working week after the holidays.
For many of us, Christmas and New Year are a strange mix of stress and relief. We spend weeks rushing to get everything done, and then just as we start to relax, enjoying the lie ins, good food and drink, and switching off a little – SNAP! It’s suddenly over.
Four stories that restored my faith in humanity
As 2025 comes to an end, it can feel as though the world is a difficult place, dominated by cruelty rather than kindness.
Many of us feel this particularly strongly in our work. As lawyers, we often see people at their lowest and often worst: we see plenty of conflict, loss, injustice and fear. It can leave you wondering whether there is much good left out there at all.
For every female lawyer who’s running on low battery
As female lawyers, we’re often expected to power through; to stay switched on and performing at our best, even when we’re beginning to run on empty.
But in her excellent book Wintering, Katherine May offers us a different perspective: winter isn’t a sign of failure or stagnation. It’s part of a natural cycle. A time when growth goes underground, gathering strength.
Just like us.
If you’ve ever underpriced a job… this one’s for you
Let me tell you a quick story.
One time, I gave a client a fixed fee to draft a contract.
Nice and simple, I thought. One draft, job done.
Except… It was not one draft.