'Law Life Balance' is the industry-leading, change-seeking podcast in which Caitlin McFee chats with thought leaders in the legal and mental health spaces to help lawyers prioritise their mental health and wellbeing, and achieve long-term, sustainable success in the legal industry.
Welcoming the story-tellers, the entrepreneurs, the advocates, and the allies, Caitlin seeks to bring diverse opinions around the table to raise awareness of, and empathy for, mental wellbeing issues in the law.
The mission? To create space for mentally healthier lawyers through collaboration, not competition.
I can't BELIEVE we're 18 episodes in and at the season one finale of the podcast. It's been such a journey, and I'm so incredibly grateful for all of your support, and the time of my amazing guests.
I wanted to take a little time to reflect on some of the themes that have come up, and what has happened in the legal industry during the course of season one. I also wanted to take the opportunity to tell you why I'm closing up here for the first season, and to explain what I'm going to be focussing my efforts on for the next few months.
Thank you again for all of your support, and I hope to see you back here very soon.
If you want to stay up to date with me and my work supporting lawyer wellbeing, you can find me via my website (https://law-lifebalance.co.uk/), Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/caitlin.mcfee/), or on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/caitlin-mcfee-19168166/).
12 Oct 2021
#17: Lessons From A Leading Legal Tech Founder - with Mary Bonsor
Mary Bonsor was a property litigator in a top city firm before starting Flex Legal in August 2016. Flex is an online platform which connects pre-vetted lawyers and law students to law firms and general counsel for a flexible, on demand service. Flex has over 5,000 candidates on its platform and over 250 clients including magic circle firms, FTSE 250 companies and SMEs. In 2020 Mary was recognised as one of Management Today's 35 Women under 35.
Mary is passionate about the future education of the profession and how tomorrow's lawyers will qualify. She sees the SQE offering a huge opportunity to law students to get relevant work experience during their studies and is also very interested in how law firms can retain and attract the future generation.
We talked about:
Being a new mum whilst running your own business
Flex Legal and the rise of legal consultancy
How platforms like Flex can help someone transition into a completely new area of law
How to help lawyers have more autonomy and control over their workloads
Starting a tech platform without any tech expertise
The importance of trying to solve problems by yourself first
Some of the lowest moments of starting a company
The importance of looking after employee mental health
How the pandemic has shaped Flex’s attitude to wellbeing
Reforming how we train solicitors
And don’t miss the moment Mary offered to mentor me (and I OBVIOUSLY said yes)!
If you’re keen to keep up with Mary and Flex legal you can find out everything you need via their website (https://flex.legal/).
5 Oct 2021
#16: Back To Work After Baby: Returning To Work Mindfully - with Lori Mihalich-Levin, JD
Firstly, I'm sorry this episode is a little bit late this week. Well, actually, I'm not sorry at all - I'm on holiday and having a lovely time so I decided to release it later. But I've found some time to do it so here you go! Please also excuse the audio quality change towards the end, Zoom crashed and failed to recognise my microphone - it's just a bit of a week for this one!
On the podcast this week is wonder-woman herself, Lori Mihalich-Levin, JD. Lori believes in inspiring and empowering working parents. She is the founder and CEO of Mindful Return, author of Back to Work After Baby: How to Plan and Navigate a Mindful Return from Maternity Leave (https://www.amazon.co.uk/Back-Work-After-Baby-Maternity/dp/0692821635/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=back+to+work+after+baby+lori&qid=1633452038&qsid=258-3045766-0440402&sr=8-1&sres=0692821635%2CB01N7WABZX%2CB07DNTQKSL%2CB08HNXCW4S%2CB08GYDG2YD%2CB08BG476LS%2C1409184250%2CB07KM93FN7%2CB07QQLW215%2CB07TYDV86R%2CB09BQCPBGZ%2CB08X6NWK73%2CB08T5TWKLH%2CB08DCJDSK1%2C1647800846%2CB07V48JZCQ), and co-host of the Parents at Work Podcast. She is mama to two wonderful red-headed boys (ages 8 and 10) and is a health care lawyer in private practice. Her thought leadership has been featured in publications including Forbes, Fortune, The Washington Post, New York Times Parenting, Thrive Global, and The Huffington Post.
In our discussion about all things working parenthood, we cover:
How to return to work mindfully after having a baby
Setting up your own business whilst simultaneously being a lawyer
The importance of community
Why an inter-organisational approach is the best one
How to deal with the guilt of leaving your children to go back to work
Supporting dads through working parenthood
How to be an ambitious career woman and a mother
To find out more about Lori and Mindful Return, check out their website (https://www.mindfulreturn.com/).
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