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Parents At Work

A podcast for working parents presented by Lori Mihalich-Levin, JD, founder of Mindful Return, and Jason Levin, MBA, founder of Ready Set Launch, exploring work-life integration in all different roles, industries, adn professions. Techniques for parents in dealing with everything from sleep deprivation and managing work-life issues, to help you excel at work while also raising your family.
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May 21, 2019

Juggling parenthood as a working mom can be a challenge, especially as a lawyer. Today, Tom Spiggle and Co-host Lori Mihalich-Levin interview two moms who work within the legal field, Anjali Patel and Katy Robinette. 

 

Both mothers currently have two children ranging from the ages of 15 months to 4 years., They discuss their experience as working parents in the private and public sectors, how they found a system that works for them, and the most important things they’ve learned throughout their time as a working parent. 

 

For more insight on what it looks like to succeed in life as a mom and lawyer, tune into this episode of Parents at Work. 

 

Show Highlights: 

 

  • Katy’s experience transitioning into a judicial clerkship as a mom 
  • Anjali’s experience having children as a mid-level associate at a large firm
  • Preparing to be a working mom and aligning your career with parenthood
  • Looking at jobs with benefits and flexibility for families 
  • Asking firms about their parental policies and finding a firm that offers what you need 
  • Macro and micro perspectives about what it’s like to be a mom and a lawyer 
  • Skills that parenthood provides within the workplace 
  • The push and pull parents feel trying to balance parenthood and a career 
  • Support systems that were effective returning to the office from maternity leave 
  • Changes that are happening in law that are impacting parents 
  • Advice for navigating parenthood in the workplace 
  • The importance of advocating for yourself and asking hard questions 
  • Learning to communicate about your needs as a working parent

 

Links: 

 

 Contact Lori: lori@mindfulreturn.com

 

https://www.mindfulreturn.com

 

Contact Tom: 

 

https://www.spigglelaw.com/podcasts/parents-at-work/

 

Books mentioned: 

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17383921-all-joy-and-no-fun

 

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/769016.How_to_Talk_So_Kids_Will_Listen_Listen_So_Kids_Will_Talk

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