#209: Beyond Work-Life Balance (Navigating Big Law Realities & Partnership with Emily Logan Stedman)

Join me for an insightful conversation with Emily Logan Stedman, lawyer well-being advocate and Big Law partner. Inside of today's interview, Emily shares candid insights on lawyer mental health, the challenges of becoming (and transitioning to) partner, and how to build a sustainable law practice without burning out. Listen now for a realistic, transparent, and supportive perspective on how to succeed in both law and life. Chapters

• (00:00:00) - Life and Law: Guest Emily Logan Stman
• (00:02:31) - In the Elevator With John Quarles and Brady
• (00:04:14) - LinkedIn for Lawyers: The New Way to Network
• (00:09:18) - Lawyers navigate the 2020 recession on LinkedIn
• (00:12:32) - Lawyers on Working From Home
• (00:18:48) - How to Manage a Team
• (00:20:53) - Making the Transition to a Partner
• (00:25:15) - A Partner's Guide to Building a Business
• (00:26:27) - Five Rules for Cross-selling
• (00:29:04) - A First Year Associate's
• (00:35:54) - Have You Got What it Takes to Start Your Own Firm?
• (00:37:34) - Billable Hour and Work-Life Balance
• (00:44:32) - Billable Hour: How It Helped Me Get Out of Work
• (00:45:35) - Big Law: How to Manage Self-Talk
• (00:53:19) - Bar Barons on the End of Their Career
• (00:54:01) - Emily Logan Steadman on Building a Sustainable Law Career
• (00:56:21) - How to Get Out of the Hustle