Angela wrote a blog recently about Casey & Moss offering me a job as an associate, knowing that I would be heading off on maternity leave just a few months after I started.
I recall so clearly telling Angela and Angelique that I was pregnant and would completely understand if, given the size of the firm at the time, I was not the right fit for them. Without skipping a beat, Angela and Angelique said that, for the right person, they were willing to wait. I was blown away and knew that Casey & Moss was special and a place I wanted to work.
Flash forward to five years, two children, and a pandemic later, I am so grateful for my decision to join Angela, Angelique, and Laura and to be part of the firm they created. Casey & Moss is a remarkable thing: a firm with exceptional lawyers recognized for their expertise, rigor, and mentorship, but also a place where lawyers with young kids, who may have to work from home for a week while also caring for a sick toddler, can genuinely do so without fear or anxiety about how it will affect potential entry into the partnership.
When I told the other partners that my family circumstances meant I may have to work remotely for weeks, or sometimes months at a time, the partnership was not only immediately accommodating, but also supportive and even delighted for me to have new experiences and adventures. This is a rare thing in a law firm.
When Angela writes in her blog that, from her perspective, “There will be years that are work-heavy and years that are family-heavy. The right people are the right people, no matter where they are in the family-work cycle of life,” I can attest first-hand to how running a firm with this ethos at its core deeply impacts the culture of a firm. It not only generates loyalty and goodwill amongst its employees, but also the desire and freedom to excel and grow.