About Us
Who are We?
The Legal Balance is the unique online community exclusively for women attorneys in Chicago. We work to facilitate the success of women attorneys and to help make their lives easier. We provide resources that aid the promotion, retention and leadership of women in the legal profession by helping them develop their own healthy blend of work and life. We are passionate about helping intelligent, educated and talented women like you in the field of law.
How The Legal Balance Got Started:
Erica Zalokar envisioned the community in 2006, after becoming pregnant with her son. Erica decided to leave her career as a successful corporate litigator and felt alarmed at the rate at which women attorneys were leaving the practice of law--the legal professional was losing a powerful group of brilliant, successful and self-motivated attorneys. Though she had made the right decision for her, Erica missed working and felt disconnected from the legal world. She knew other women were struggling with the same issues.
Suddenly, Erica realized her passion: helping women attorneys from all backgrounds simultaneously juggle their personal and professional lives. She wanted to stop the fall out and find a solution that would help the women prosper. She thought, "What would help working women trying to manage baking cookies and brief writing?" Then came the idea to create a community where women attorneys could work together to relieve the stress of obtaining work-life balance. The Legal Balance was born.
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