"I would like to be remembered as someone who used whatever talent she had to do her work to the very best of her ability." RBG

In 2020, 37.4% of lawyers were women

https://www.statista.com/statistics/1086790/share-lawyers-united-states-gender/

Natasha Blount 6/28/24 Natasha Blount 6/28/24

Leaving Litigation Life: How I Chose Balance, Peace, and A Good Night’s Sleep

I took a new job this year and it is one of the scariest decisions I have ever made. It is also one of the best. However, change did not come easy.

Amy Hott 9/8/22 Amy Hott 9/8/22

It IS hard to teach an old dog new tricks!

I am used to knowing what I’m doing since I did it for so long. I was comfortable. I was the expert and the one people often came to with questions. Now I’m the one asking questions all the time from people much younger than me. It has been very eye-opening. And very humbling.

Natasha Blount 9/2/22 Natasha Blount 9/2/22

Heels: A Complicated Relationship

When I was a kid, I loved nothing more than to play dress-up in my mother’s high heels. The sound of the clicking heels on the floor was oddly satisfying and addictive.

I used to have a love-hate relationship with heels but now it’s definitely more of a hate relationship.

Amy Hott 1/21/22 Amy Hott 1/21/22

Being a lady lawyer

I was sworn in as a lawyer in 1997 which seems like eons ago (where did the 2000’s go btw??). I picked government work which already had many female attorneys, so I was one of several when I started my career in 1998. I admit to feeling like I had to be stronger and more firm than male attorneys. And at the ripe old age of 25, I still saw everything in black and white not realizing there were so many greys in between yet.

Natasha Blount 1/21/22 Natasha Blount 1/21/22

When I was a baby lawyer…

I remember first starting out as a lawyer and trying to find my way. Aside from figuring out how to apply everything I just spent the last three years learning, I remember being particularly worried about how I would be perceived as a young female in a courtroom with far more experienced players, many of whom were men.

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