The Joyful Practice for Women Lawyers Paula Price

Whether anxiety is part of your personal experience as a lawyer, you have friends and colleagues who struggle with it, or it’s something that you understand anecdotally, there’s been an increased awareness of anxiety in the field of law, especially during the pandemic.
 
Hear three healthy and intentional strategies for managing your anxiety. I show you how to develop coping skills that will allow you to work with your anxiety rather than against it, the power of befriending anxiety, and questions you can ask yourself to shift your experience when you come up against periods of anxiety.
 
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Do you feel like you’ve constantly got a full plate? Perhaps there’s so much on your calendar that you’re often left feeling snowed under with no clue where to start making headway.
 
I’m offering four questions you can begin exploring as it relates to your current relationship with time management, and my favorite calendaring strategies that you can borrow in those moments when everything feels challenging. 
 
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During the height of the pandemic, transitions were top of mind for many people. It was a theme we all dealt with in some form and it continues to come up in my practice.
 
I’m taking a deep dive into what typically holds us back from making a transition, what will move you forward in the transition process, and a framework that will help you situate yourself in any transition you’re making so you can excel and thrive.
 
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The question of alternative career options for lawyers comes up a lot in my work. Maybe you feel like there’s a lack of information about what else is out there, or find it hard to access those resources and you start looking for alternatives.
 
I’m offering a resource to help you understand what else is out there if you know it’s time for a change in your career. From private practice, in-house, government, law adjacent, to leaving law altogether, I’m sharing a detailed list of options you can think about that will hopefully help you make progress.
 
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I’ve got two very special guests on the show. Jessica Forman and Sarah Ewart are both employment lawyers and workplace investigators who work at Forte Workplace Law, and they’re here to talk to us about mentorship.
 
Discover how to maximize your mentoring relationship, whether you’re a mentor or a mentee. Jessica and Sarah are sharing why both junior and senior lawyers should be engaged in mentorship, what they both found valuable out of their experience, and their tips for anyone looking to build a mentoring relationship.
 
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As we dive into part two of our interview today, we are getting into even more challenges internationally trained lawyers face while going through the process of qualifying and becoming licensed to practice in Canada.
 
Hear Yanique, Siobhan, and Gina share their top tips and recommendations for carving out your own path as an internationally trained lawyer and creating deep and meaningful connections as you do so. They’re talking strategies for qualifying and working in Canada, why it’s critical for internationally trained lawyers to share their stories, and what will set you up for success.
 
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