Lawsome

Tanner Jones, your host and Vice President of Business Development at Consultwebs, welcomes you to another episode of the LAWsome Podcast by Consultwebs.   In today’s episode, Tanner is accompanied by Melody Eagan, managing partner at Lightfoot, Franklin & White. She’s the first woman to lead the firm in its history and she’s also on the executive committee. Melody brings decades of experience defending clients in catastrophic injury, wrongful death cases and more.    Together, they sit down to discuss women taking the lead in the legal profession. Stay tuned to hear about the struggles, developments and most importantly, the successes women face in law.    Key Takeaways: [0:18] Introduction  [1:23] How the legal profession has developed overtime. [3:10] The 3 biggest challenges women face in law.  [8:40] Balancing roles at home and at work.  [11:13] Maternity leave: Being a mother and top-performer at work.  [13:37] Culture and diversity within a law firm.  [17:45] How women in law are helping other wo