Erica Zolner Featured in Attorney at Law Magazine’s Inaugural Women in Law Special Issue

Attorney at Law Magazine’s first-ever Women in Law Special Issue highlights Erica Zolner in the Women in Law Spotlights feature. 

As a part of the issue, Attorney at Law Magazine invited women lawyers nationwide to share about the practice of law as a woman – the support they’ve felt, the challenges they’ve faced, and the work still to be done, including highlighting mentors who have provided support and encouragement in the practice of law.

Erica shared the following mentor experience with readers:

Donna Welch, partner at Kirkland & Ellis, has immensely influenced my career.  Donna was not afraid to challenge my abilities as a junior lawyer and gave me opportunities before I even believed I was ready for them.  I’ve tried to emulate Donna’s leadership style; she does not operate from a scarcity mindset but instead reaches down to helping others up the ladder rather than pulling it up behind her.  We are not competing with each other for opportunities.  Instead, we can lift each other up and give each other a gentle nudge of encouragement. 

Too often, there is a mindset of “if I had to go through it, others should too.”  But that’s not how lasting change is made.  Women in leadership positions should continue to lead by example and avoid the pitfalls of accepting that the status quo is how it should be.

You can read the Women in Law Special Issue here.