What rules are you playing by in your life and your career? Today we’re delighted to welcome back Susan Smith Blakely, author of the Best Friends at the Bar book series, to discuss a provocative question: Do you need to change your definition of success so it’s less “male” to truly succeed?
Rejecting the male definitions of success may seem radical for some young women lawyers. However, for those young women lawyers who desire to have children and play significant roles in the upbringing of those children, the traditional male definitions of success probably will not work.
The direct path to the corner office that men typically aspire to is likely to come up against some real obstacles when babies and business are on collision course.
Are you in law school because you want to make the world a better place? It is possible! 
Does it really matter what you wear as a lawyer? Shouldn’t you be judged on how brilliant your briefs are, not on whether your nail polish is chipped or your shirt is wrinkled? Maybe, but we all know that’s not how it works in the real world. Guest poster 
3L Michelle Williams, author of the excellent 
What’s one of the most common clichés about lawyers? Okay, other than being rude and mean.
Focused on a demanding career as an attorney and married to a man who refused to become the “default parent,” 
