NCAJ Executive Director Kim Crouch says there are three words that capture the spirit of women in law today: confidence, competence and resilience. In this episode, recorded during the Fourth Annual NCAJ Women's Caucus Retreat, host Amber Nimocks leads a powerful discussion about the past, present, and hopeful future for women attorneys. Her guests, Judge Linda McGee and Kim Crouch, have both held leadership roles for NCAJ. Kim says the biggest challenges now facing women attorneys are work-life balance and supporting other women in law. “The next big chapter for women in the profession is going to be for women to be able to lean on other women, to continue to support other women, and for all of us to lift one another up,” Kim says. For women entering the field today, Judge McGee has nothing but kind words. “[These women] have already seen challenges,” she says. “They've been leaders. They've been active. They've been involved. They want to give to others. They need to be able to pat themselves on the back about the things that they've already accomplished. They've gotten through law school, they’ve passed the bar, and they're out there ready to practice law. So I think they need to feel proud of those accomplishments already.” Judge McGee encourages new graduates to follow their passions, find what will bring them the most joy in their next career move, and be open to where the journey leads.  🎙️ Featured Guests 🎙️First Guest: Judge Linda M. McGeeWhat she does: Winner of NCAJ’s Outstanding Appellate Judge Award and many other distinguished honors, Judge McGee served on the North Carolina Court of Appeals for 26 years. Prior to that, she was a trial lawyer in Boone, NC for 17 years. Words of wisdom: “You just never know what opportunities are going to be available to you when you're involved with [a professional] organization. It grows and extends, and it adds to your enjoyment of your practice of law. And you're able to do the things that so many of us went to law school for, and that is to help other people.”  Second Guest: Kim Crouch What she does: Kim is currently the executive director of NCAJ, supporting its mission to empower a strong community of trial lawyers across North Carolina. She also serves on the board of the North Carolina Equal Access to Justice Commission and on the Chief Justice’s Commission on Professionalism.Company: North Carolina Advocates for JusticeWords of wisdom: “I remember coming up in the ‘90s, [the message] was, You can have it all. And I think now in 2022, you hear the message, You can have it all, just not all at once. I think that over the past 20-25 years, the discourse has changed around the expectations there. And I think it's a very positive thing.”Connect: LinkedIn 🗝️ Key Points 🗝️Top takeaways from this episode There are still fewer women than men in law. When Judge McGee was in school in the 1970s, she was one of a few women in her class. When Kim graduated in 2005, she was in the first class at her law school to have more women than men. Today, 38% of attorneys are women. Celebrate your achievements, and share the wealth. Both Judge McGee and Kim agree that it’s important to recognize your own accomplishments as a woman...

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