When I enrolled in law school, I did so with a heart full of idealism and a quiet, determined sense of purpose. I wasn’t looking for prestige or power, I was looking for clarity. I wanted to understand the mechanisms of justice. I wanted to use my voice for those who couldn’t raise theirs. I thought, naively perhaps, that studying law would simply give me the tools to do good. What I did not expect was that it would interrogate every fibre of my being, my values, my ethics, my faith, and force me to wrestle with what it truly means to live with integrity in a field that so often demands detachment.

Let’s be honest: the whole ‘work-life balance’ thing is a scam. There, I said it. Some productivity guru, probably drinking an oat milk latte and wearing an alarming amount of beige, came up with this idea that we should all split our time neatly between our jobs and our actual lives. The only problem? It’s impossible. And honestly, a little boring.

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There’s a particular confidence that settles in a woman’s walk when she knows her direct debits are covered, her savings account is flourishing, and she could buy that handbag, yes, that one, without breaking a sweat or a heel. It’s not arrogance. It’s financial elegance. And darling, it’s utterly divine.