How to Increase Your Value with Non-Linear Career Moves featuring Jaya Saxena

Jaya Saxena practiced law for a few years before working in law school administration and back to a law firm, but focusing on diversity, equity, and inclusion practices. Now, as the Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at The Brattle Group, Jaya Saxena creates strategy and acts as an internal consultant to ensure that DEI is represented in all aspects of the company.

Listen to learn:

How Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) is a cross-functioning role, regardless of where the program is housed in a company. DEI is not strictly an HR function.The importance of focusing on what you can control to eliminate stressWhy pre-law programs benefit law students 

We also discuss:

How most careers are non-linear yet meaningful and beneficialCultural pressures that motivate people to seek advanced degrees or attend law schoolFive-year undergraduate and Master’s degree programs at Carnegie Mellon University

Jaya Saxena is licensed to practice law in Maryland. Learn more about Jaya Saxena:  

Twitter: https://twitter.com/thezenlegalmama

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jayasaxena2010/

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