Part I: Laying the Groundwork I remember it as if it were yesterday. The first day back in the office after my maternity leave with my first child, emotions running wild. How thrilling to be away from the house and the nappies, to be unshackled from the buggy! But will the baby settle properly at nursery? …
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Part II: The First 100 Days The planning is done and the time has finally arrived. Hopefully, by preparing a little beforehand, your return to the office won’t be so daunting and you’ll be able to make the most of your last days of leave. But how do you tackle the big day itself? Keep …
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Hannah Lee is an Assistant Vice President and Counsel at Deutsche Bank. We recently sat down with Hannah to discuss her career trajectory, her experience as in-house counsel, and her views about cultivating talent and promoting diversity in the legal profession. The opinions and views expressed in response to our questions are Hannah’s own and …
When I went through the on-campus interview process to become a law firm summer associate, my partner and I were already trying for a baby. The family-friendliness of the firms I interviewed with was, therefore, a top priority for me—although I wasn’t willing to sacrifice being in a place that would challenge, push and train …
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Early in my career my (female) supervisor handed me a dog-eared paperback (it was not quite old and battered enough to be moldy, but let’s pretend it was, because that enhances the story). I was advised to read it, sharpish. Dutifully, that evening, I pulled the book out of my bag and started. “The Compleat …
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From the time my husband and I married seven years ago, people have been talking to me about children. “You think marriage is a big adjustment,” they would say. “Just wait until you have kids – it will change your life.” In my mind, these well-meaning words referred to that lovely phenomenon of beholding a …
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A scheme for sharing parental leave and pay following the birth or adoption of a child was introduced in England and Wales in April 2015. It allows parents to share between them up to 50 weeks of leave and 37 weeks of statutory pay during the first year of their child’s birth or adoption (subject …
Teresa Wynn Roseborough, Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary is responsible for all of The Home Depot’s legal functions worldwide, including securities, litigation, employment, mergers and acquisitions, real estate, store operations, risk management and intellectual property. She formerly served as Deputy Assistant Attorney General during the Clinton administration, and as Deputy General Counsel …