by Unbillable | Jul 1, 2019 | Billable Time, Timekeeper, Unbillable Time
Is a Balanced Life In Biglaw Possible? What Does “Work-Life Balance” Mean, Anyway? Ahhh, the controversial pursuit of “work-life balance.” What was once a popular wellness buzzword has become, for many, a glaring symbol of just how out of balance our lives...
by Unbillable | Feb 12, 2019 | Dreamkeeper, Unbillable Time
When Did I Become Boring? Quick – answer the following questions: What’s your favorite restaurant? Type of food to cook? Favorite sport to watch or to play? Favorite thing to do if you were told you had a whole day free with no commitments? Favorite place to...
by Unbillable | Feb 7, 2019 | Unbillable Time
Until now, most of my blog posts have been about my experience working as a corporate attorney at a Biglaw firm in NYC and about my eventual burnout from that job. I also sprinkle in advice to others following in my footsteps, either as junior associates looking...
by Unbillable | Dec 4, 2018 | Billable Time, Unbillable Time
A Tale of Two Paths: Partner Promotion vs Scuba Certification As I’ve written about before (click on my About Me page to read a little bit more on my background), I left my job as a law firm associate in the 8th year of my career. For some, the end of the 8th year...
by Unbillable | Nov 21, 2018 | Unbillable Time
So, What Do You Do? I can feel myself squirm, face flushing red and palms getting sweaty, whenever someone I’ve just met asks me the standard question: “what do you do?” Everyone in our society knows that this does not mean “what do you do for fun,” “what do you do...
by Unbillable | Nov 1, 2018 | Unbillable Time
You Can Conquer the Sunday Scaries On Monday, I introduced you to the concept of the “Sunday Scaries” and how it affected me and my Biglaw career. If you haven’t read it yet, take a look at that post (An Introduction to the Sunday Scaries) and then come on back over...
