Young lawyers are often over-achievers, but sometimes you just have to put yourself in timeout.

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The continual pressure to do more with less has placed greater stress on in-house attorneys and has often pushed their work-life balance out of kilter. Too often attorneys place professional achievement ahead of a balanced life, resulting in emotional and ...

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I ran across a thought-provoking article a few weeks ago: “High-achieving women need more than a bubble bath.” By “high-achieving” women, the article means women who are accomplishment-focused and achievement-oriented— yes, that includes you, my fellow attorneys! Actually, I found ...

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Let me premise this post by saying that my comments are not intended in any way to belittle moms who stay at home. In fact, I think stay-at-home moms are some of the hardest working people. My mom was one ...

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Late payments on credit cards are at their lowest level in 15 years, TransUnion says. The credit reporting agency said Tuesday that Nationwide, the rate of payments 90 days or more past due on bank-issued cards dropped to 0.74 percent ...

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I always hated that phrase. Back when I started, I was convinced that there was no such thing as work-life balance and, if such a mythological creature existed, it should be heavily weighted in favor of work. I would see ...

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ANNAPOLIS — A Baltimore senator said Wednesday that she will press to resurrect the “millionaires’ tax,” an effort sure to face resistance from lawmakers loathe to raise taxes to balance Maryland’s $1.6 billion budget deficit. “I think we have to ...

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I blinked, and now it’s February. So much for those New Year’s resolutions. Stereotypically, New Year’s resolutions are made at the beginning of the year, and fail within months (or less). Eighty-eight percent of them, in fact. Why is this? According to some, ...

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