Leveraging Latitude: Cultivating a Full Life in the Law
Not every lawyer defines success in the same way. The Leveraging Latitude podcast explores the various paths to cultivating a rich and fulfilling life in the law. Through conversations with leading lawyers and thought leaders from across the legal industry, Latitude’s Candice Reed and Tim Haley discuss best practices and personal stories relating to lawyers’ professional development, the evolving business of law, legal department and law firm leadership, and attorney wellbeing. Join them on their journey as they discover how to leverage the hard work of becoming a lawyer to achieving success and leading a rich and fulfilling life in the law.
Leveraging Latitude: Cultivating a Full Life in the Law
Legal Influencer Series: A Conversation with Brittany Leonard
In the second installment of Latitude’s Legal Influencers series, Candice Reed speaks with Brittany Leonard, general counsel at Civix, a multinational technology company that provides services and software solutions to over 100 airports, 90 percent of U.S. nuclear power plants, and nearly half of the country’s secretaries of state.
Candice and Brittany discuss Brittany’s inspiration for her creative, authentic, no-holds-barred posts providing strategic business leadership and pragmatic career advice to her online community of thousands of attorneys and legal operations professionals. They discuss:
- Brittany’s unique path from contemplating leaving the practice of law to becoming General Counsel;
- Hot topics among the legal industry, including the impact of AI, the growth and significance of legal operations, and the pursuit of healthier work environments;
- Conquering self-censorship and fear that may hinder active participation in these conversations on social media and elsewhere, empowering attorneys to engage in meaningful dialogue;
- Tackling imposter syndrome by reflecting upon past accomplishments; and
- Brittany’s advice for not performing within other people’s framework and showing up as your authentic self in the practice of law.
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