Boundaries, Burn-Out and Balance in a Post-Pandemic World
A six minute read on the good and bad outcomes of the pandemic in terms of remote working and how setting boundaries can help combat the issues, reduce stress and …
You can do it!
A 2-minute read outlining 3 steps to help you manage change and achieve career goals Plan “A goal without a plan is just a wish” – Antoine de Saint Exupery …
In conversation with Spire Barristers for International Women’s Day: Discussions from the Covid Frontline.
A series of podcasts, in which members of chambers chat with various inspirational women about their experiences of the past year working with and supporting others throughout the pandemic. https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/pippa-pudney-with-nikki-alderson/id1556883853?i=1000512626694
Let’s #ChoosetoChallenge Old School Working Life: International Women’s Day 2021
(Anonymised, italicised quotes from Social Media Contributors, with thanks) Isn’t it Ironic? There is a certain irony that on International Women’s Day, 8th March 2021, the schools in England re-open …
How to be a barrister and parent and succeed at both
Link to my latest article for Counsel Magazine which caused something of a Twitter-storm! https://www.counselmagazine.co.uk/articles/how-to-be-a-barrister-and-parent-and-succeed-at-both
Working Parent Lawyers’ Summer Survival Guide
School’s Out for Summer As the countdown to “school’s out” starts in earnest, are you ready for the impending onslaught of routine and pace change? The start of July is …
Solving the Retention Crisis for Women in Law: The Profession’s rude awakening after a half century sleep walk
International Women’s Day, March 8th 2019 There is much to celebrate today, International Women’s Day 2019, reflecting on the last 100 years of women in law. I was at the …
Women in Law: Rising to the Challenges
Link to article for The Criminal Bar Association Criminal Bar Quarterly – see from p.28 onwards. https://www.criminalbar.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/CBA_Winter_2018.pdf
The Beast from the East…Tamed: Turning challenging Snow Days into Business as Usual Productivity
Understanding Urgent/ Important As we enter the grip of Day 3 of The Beast from the East, as a working parent, I totally understand the competing emotions of enforced time …