by Nikki Alderson | Jul 30, 2019 | Balance, Barrister, Barristers, boundaries, Career, Challenge, Communication, flexibleworking, Life balance, Priorities, Productivity, saying no, Success, Time Management, Working Parent
Link to my latest article for Counsel Magazine which caused something of a Twitter-storm! https://www.counselmagazine.co.uk/articles/how-to-be-a-barrister-and-parent-and-succeed-at-both
by Nikki Alderson | Jul 1, 2019 | Balance, Barrister, Career, distraction, Lawyers, Planning, Priorities, Productivity, wellbeing, Working Parent
School’s Out for Summer As the countdown to “school’s out” starts in earnest, are you ready for the impending onslaught of routine and pace change? The start of July is the month where suddenly reality bites around the internal conflict of wanting to spend time...
by Nikki Alderson | May 3, 2019 | Balance, Career Break Returner, coaching, Life balance, maternity leave, talentretention, Working Parent
Difficulty of balancing work and family life forces out growing numbers mid-career. Nikki Alderson decided to set up a coaching business focused on helping female lawyers achieve their potential. “The hours are punishing and unpredictable, often late into and...
by Nikki Alderson | Mar 7, 2019 | Barristers, businessmodel, Career Break Returner, culture, flexibleworking, harassment, judicialbullying, Law Firms, Lawyers, Mentoring, talentretention, unconscious bias, Wellness, Working Parent
International Women’s Day, March 8th 2019 There is much to celebrate today, International Women’s Day 2019, reflecting on the last 100 years of women in law. I was at the Temple Women’s Forum last week, doing precisely that, with the likes of Baroness Helena Kennedy...
by Nikki Alderson | Feb 7, 2019 | Authenticity, Balance, Barrister, Career, Career Break Returner, coaching, Communication, Confidence, Gender Pay Gap, Goals, Mentoring, motivation, networking, Progression, Promotion, unconscious bias, Working Parent
Link to article for The Criminal Bar Association Criminal Bar Quarterly – see from p.28 onwards. https://www.criminalbar.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/CBA_Winter_2018.pdf
by Nikki Alderson | Mar 2, 2018 | coaching, Priorities, Productivity, Working Parent
Understanding Urgent/ Important As we enter the grip of Day 3 of The Beast from the East, as a working parent, I totally understand the competing emotions of enforced time to reflect, spending time sledging with my nearest and dearest, and the nagging thoughts of what...
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