The American Bar Association Journal recently published an opinion article by Susan Smith Blakely based upon the thesis that being a lawyer-mom has significant impacts on a woman’s professional upward mobility in a law firm. In it, the author colors the lawyer-mom as a perfectionist who cannot help but “sacrifice good performance on the altar of perfectionists,” is a mediocre team player, skips lunches, and fails to idle the day away by conversing with colleagues, developing clients, or attending firm social functions, all of which could propel her to the coveted equity-partner position.
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