Editor’s Note: The following is a guest column from Maria C. Anderson, associate university counsel in the Office of the President for Montclair State University and a member of the NJSBA’s Leadership Academy.

The latest session of the Leadership Academy presented information to assist the fellows in finding work/life balance in the law. The information was presented by six speakers, four of whom were female attorneys, who provided both practical tips on the personal and professional obligation we should all seek for individual self-discovery and assessment. As an attorney who has been practicing for 24 years, I found their shared insights and experience refreshingly honest and consistent with my own experiences. In summary, we were presented with these simple truths: We all must determine who we are and what we need; make choices consistent with our value system; then set boundaries and teach others where they are.

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