44th Street Notes – Summer 2021

Back to the House

Like many of you, I’ve experienced the pros and cons of remote work. On a positive note, there’s less stress and more productivity without the burden of a daily commute. On a negative note, I feel a bit overscheduled. It’s good to have flexibility to take breaks more easily when working from home, but it’s also too easy for work to intrude on home life. In-person networking and social events of course are better than remote ones, although I attended our virtual scavenger hunt, met a few people I didn’t know, and had a great time being distracted during the early pandemic. And it’s been interesting to experience the different nuances among the cell phone, the remote office phone, the Zoom meeting, and the audio-only conference call when we prefer to be off-camera.

Law is a second career for me, but I’ve always been committed to service with and for others, and over the years have had the privilege of doing everything from teaching at the undergraduate and law school levels, to working as a prison chaplain, to doing a substantial amount of pro bono work as a litigation associate at Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel. I actually enjoyed being at a firm more than I would have imagined prior to devoting six years of my career to that work, but certainly did know that I wanted to return to public interest and service-oriented work. I also knew from sufficient enough life experience by the time I made the move from Kramer Levin, that it was important to wait for the right move.

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