Law Practice
Apr. 4, 2025
The balancing act: Life as a law firm partner and working mom
Navigating the tightrope between law firm success and motherhood means abandoning the myth of perfection, embracing necessary trade-offs, and building the support system essential for both worlds to thrive.
Emily Fulham
Partner
FROST LLP
Emily Fulham is a partner at FROST LLP. An IP attorney, she was formerly in-house counsel at NBCUniversal.
Being a working mom is a constant juggling act. Being a law firm partner and a working mom? That's like juggling while walking a tightrope backward and blindfolded.
I've spent most of my career navigating the complexities of
intellectual property law. I recently became a partner at a firm after working
in-house for six years in the fast-paced world of media and entertainment. Now,
I'm raising two little ones
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