Life in Balance: Jayme Butcher Says You Should 'Make Decisions That Make You Proud'
Blank Rome Partner Jayme L. Butcher, who serves as co-chair of the Firm’s Commercial Litigation practice group, was interviewed in the Pittsburgh Business Times on her passion and dedication to helping women develop their leadership, business, and networking skills, as well as how her daily work-life balance and routines have changed during the pandemic, notably answering the following timely questions (excerpt answers included below):
How are you maintaining work-life balance working from home?
I have found it’s actually easier to maintain a work-life balance working from home. I am currently going to the office on the days my daughter attends school in person...
What’s the biggest challenge you see working from home?
In my profession, the biggest challenge has been meeting and greeting current and prospective clients. In so many professions, lunches, happy hours and conferences are a big part of client development...
Are you working more or less hours than you did before the pandemic?
Being chair of our firm’s commercial litigation practice group brought about many challenges during this pandemic. That has resulted in more hours for me...
What do you do to reduce stress?
Actually this pandemic has been helpful in that regard. I have started an exercise program with colleagues on the Peloton, which not only helps me physically and socially, it also helps reduce stress...
How do you define work/life balance?
I think that we all now know there is no perfect balance. It is really about calibration...
What’s the most stressful part of your job, and how do you deal with it?
Trials are definitely the most stressful part of the job, but they are also the most exhilarating. The trick is to make sure that you recharge your batteries when the busy times are over...
To read Jayme’s full interview, please click here.
“Life in Balance: Jayme Butcher Says You Should 'Make Decisions That Make You Proud,’” by Richard Cerilli was published in the Pittsburgh Business Times on October 13, 2020.