by Elena | Oct 23, 2020 | Uncategorized
I recorded a short video for you about two things I want to share with you as we approach this election. The first is why I do WILL. The second is what I hear from women lawyers as to why they do WILL. First, the reason I do WILL is that I feel truly called to do...
by Elena | Oct 20, 2020 | Uncategorized
This week I was supposed to travel for a retreat with my mentor. Instead, she held it virtually from her apartment in Paris and I decided hit the road and use the time for a get-away. So I rented a cottage by the sea and Zoomed in from Montauk. When waffling...
by Elena Deutsch | Aug 21, 2020 | Uncategorized
Recently a WILL member said this… “Law firms train associates to feel small. But rather than let them have the power and control, I NOW KNOW, that in fact, I am in control here.” It took her awhile to arrive at this realization. It’s hard to believe you...
by Elena Deutsch | Aug 14, 2020 | Uncategorized
I spoke with Sarah this week. She lives in Seattle. One of the things she said she wanted was to take a vacation. “When’s the last time you took one?” I asked. She paused, eyes looking up and to the right… (thinking, thinking, thinking). “I...
by Elena Deutsch | Aug 7, 2020 | Uncategorized
A question that WILL members tackle is “when is the right time to leave big law”. When you want to leave, yet your fear runs the show, you’ll make excuse after excuse. You’ll rationalize your way into staying. (Have you done that hundreds of times?) The...
by Elena | Jul 17, 2020 | Uncategorized
After watching some Sarah Cooper videos on YouTube the other night, a video of her from 2017 popped into my feed. Apparently, she worked at Google and had her big breakthrough when she wrote a meme and then a book about “How to Look Smart in Meetings.” The...
