This Working Life
This Working Life: ‘Take guidance from someone who has walked the path before you’ – Elaine Byrne, Elaine Byrne Solicitors
For anyone feeling uncertain about their career, the support of a mentoring scheme such as the Law Society’s Women in Leadership programme can make all the difference, advises solicitor Elaine Byrne, who has ‘reaped the benefits’ of the experience
Elaine Byrne is a solicitor at Elaine Byrne Solicitors, Athboy, Co Meath
In 2018, I realised I was at a crossroads in my career. I had three small children and I was returning to work from maternity leave after the birth of my youngest child. I was a successful solicitor, having qualified in 2008, but I wanted to progress my career and started wondering what was next.
It was around this time that I first ...