Host Sydney Marino continues the "expectations vs. reality" conversation with colleagues Liz Lenivy, Elizabeth McNulty, Katie St. John, and Mary Simon, shifting focus from early survival mode to whether the career itself has matched expectations. The group tackles being underestimated as young and often female attorneys, with Mary reframing it as "a massive superpower" while others note the subtler disrespect of opposing counsel routing communications to a more senior male colleague instead of the woman actually running the case. Several attorneys share strategies for correcting that dynamic, from senior attorneys setting the tone early to directly redirecting communication.
Episode: 1021
Being Underestimated Is a Superpower
November 4, 2026
Host Sydney Marino continues the "expectations vs. reality" conversation with colleagues Liz Lenivy, Elizabeth McNulty, Katie St. John, and Mary Simon, shifting focus from early survival mode to whether the career itself has matched expectations. The group tackles being underestimated as young and often female attorneys, with Mary reframing it as "a massive superpower" while others note the subtler disrespect of opposing counsel routing communications to a more senior male colleague instead of the woman actually running the case. Several attorneys share strategies for correcting that dynamic, from senior attorneys setting the tone early to directly redirecting communication.
Episode: 1020
The Loosey-Goosey Years: Lessons from Attorneys’ First Twelve Months
November 4, 2026
In this episode, first-time host Sydney Marino marks her upcoming one-year anniversary as a licensed attorney by leading a candid roundtable with colleagues Liz Lenivy, Elizabeth McNulty, Katie St. John, ...
Episode: 1019
The First Woman Judge, Part Two: Ambition, Exhaustion, and the Cost of ‘Playing It Cool’
November 4, 2026
What did it really take for Florence Allen to stay steady while being underestimated, mislabeled, and passed over? Professor and author Tracy Thomas shares the first woman judge’s own advice ...
Episode: 1018
The First Woman Judge, Part One: Rediscovering Florence Allen’s Legacy
November 4, 2026
Long before "first woman" headlines became familiar, Florence Allen was breaking barriers no one had broken before her. She was the first woman on a state Supreme Court. The first ...
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