BBK Real Estate Partner Jessica Lomakin Authors Article for Daily Journal
Lomakin Explores What Caregiving Taught Her About Being a Better Lawyer
Best Best & Krieger LLP (BBK) attorney Jessica Lomakin has authored an article in the Daily Journal examining how caregiving responsibilities, often invisible, can strengthen key legal skills such as prioritization, judgment and adaptability. As a working mother and law firm partner, Lomakin reflects on the “fourth shift,” the often invisible, unpaid labor that extends across caregiving responsibilities and continues after traditional work hours.
She describes balancing early-morning parenting, a full professional workload across time zones, evening family duties and occasional late-night legal work, noting that career and motherhood rarely align neatly. Rather than viewing caregiving as a disruption to professional performance, Lomakin argues it has strengthened core legal skills such as prioritization, efficiency, adaptability and clear communication. Her article challenges the idea that caregiving is separate from “serious work,” highlighting instead that the demands of managing family life mirror the demands of legal practice. Ultimately, she calls for greater recognition of this invisible labor and the skills it develops, underscoring that honesty, boundaries and flexibility are key to navigating both roles.
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