Although legal professionals might be tired of telling their co-workers to unmute, or slightly camera shy after a certain cuddly attorney went viral, videoconferencing technology has offered a bit of a lifeline for some Big Law parents.

About once a month, a group of Covington & Burling lawyers host a casual, virtual vent session for the firm’s mothers, informally referred to as Covington Moms Commiserate, or CMC.