Raising the Bar: Redefining the Legal Practice in the 21st Century

In a white male-dominated industry, Sara Williams, Attorney at Alexander Shunnarah Trial Attorneys, is passionate about inspiring female and minority lawyers. After realizing the disappointing amount of women who left their professions during the COVID-19 pandemic, Sara was inspired to create a platform to support professional women. In today’s episode, host Alex Valencia and guest Sara Williams discuss ways to keep women in the workplace by redefining industry standards. 

For decades, the legal field required lawyers to be in the office from sunup to sundown because older generations were convinced that productivity was reliant on being present. While this may have held some truth in the past, advancements in technology have made it possible to work from just about anywhere. When the pandemic struck and offices were forced to close, industries across the globe had no option but to adjust, and the results were pleasantly surprising. Despite most companies having successfully adjusted to working from home, women are still leaving their jobs at high rates. According to Sara, a decrease in the presence of women in the corporate world is a decrease in talent. In today’s society, the most significant benefit a job can offer is flexibility. Sara explains that allowing people to get the job done in and out of the office will allow employers to retain talent within their companies. 

We have the ability to instill positive change in the ways we work in our industries; we just have to be willing to think outside of the box. Tune into this week’s episode of The We Do Marketing Hour podcast to learn the importance of women in the workforce and how your firm can implement flexibility in order to maintain skillful and diverse employees. 

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Quotes:

“I think it's important for society to become accustomed to seeing women in leadership, speaking about leadership, women owning their authenticity, and walking through the world powerfully.”(07:08-07:27)
“My ultimate goal is to continue to inspire women to decide they can make the legal profession or whatever profession they're in what they want to make it.” (08:36-08:47)
“And I think it’s clear that we have the ability to really change this industry and to change the way we work if we're willing to do it.” (12:30-12:38)
“Being able to offer people flexibility allows us to retain talent for both male and females.” (17:00-17:08)
 I think the most important thing about authenticity is being true to yourself and being happy with what you're doing.” (45:02-45:10)

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