Balancing Act

Follow Balancing Act
Share on
Copy link to clipboard

Claire and Liz discuss Law, Life, and everything between. http://trallelaw.com http://chermacklaw.com

Claire Tralle


    • Nov 17, 2021 LATEST EPISODE
    • monthly NEW EPISODES
    • 11m AVG DURATION
    • 47 EPISODES


    Search for episodes from Balancing Act with a specific topic:

    Latest episodes from Balancing Act

    47. Decision Fatigue

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2021 10:14


    In this episode, Liz and Claire talk about how decision fatigue and the role of the pandemic.

    46. Backlog

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2021 13:05


    Claire and Liz discuss the backlog in the courts due to COVID-19.

    45. Pandemic Check-In

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2021 11:15


    It's been a minute, but Liz and Claire are back. This episode they're doing another pandemic check-in.

    44. Should I Hire an Attorney? Adoption Edition

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2021 14:22


    Concluding the Should I Hire an Attorney series. Claire interviews Liz to determine when one should hire an attorney. This time with adoption.

    43. Should I Hire an Attorney? Probate and Estate Administration

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2021 13:19


    Liz interviews Claire to determine when one should hire an attorney. This time in probate and estate administration.

    42. Should I Hire an Attorney? Bankruptcy Edition

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2021 10:32


    Claire interviews Liz to determine when one should hire an attorney. This time in the matter of bankruptcy. Spoiler alert: If you are the president of the United States, the answer is yes.

    41. Should I Hire an Attorney? Estate Planning Edition

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2021 11:43


    Liz interviews Claire about estate planning. They answer the question, when should I hire an attorney?

    40. Should I Hire an Attorney? Family Law Edition

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2021 14:19


    Claire interviews Liz about family law cases. They answer the question, should I hire an attorney?

    Episode 39 - Maternity Leave

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2021 15:07


    Claire and Liz discuss taking maternity leave.

    38. Looking Forward to the Present

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2020 6:43


    What will the present hold? August 2020 Claire and Liz speculate what life will be like for Fall 2020 Claire and Liz.

    37. Expectations vs. Reality

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 19, 2020 14:10


    Did Legally Blonde get it right? Liz and Claire discuss the reality of practicing the law compared to their expectations.

    36. Employees

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 5, 2020 11:14


    35. Tech Essentials

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2020 11:48


    During Covid-19, what technology do you need to run a successful practice?

    34. Bias in the Law: Pt. 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2020 14:27


    A continuation of Liz and Claire's conversation about bias.

    33. Bias in the Law: Pt. 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 24, 2020 16:50


    Liz and Claire discuss bias in the legal system.

    32. Changes in Bankruptcy Law

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2020 21:06


    Claire and Liz discuss changes in bankruptcy law due to COVID-19.

    31. Changes in Family Law

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2020 18:43


    Liz and Claire discuss changes in Family Law due to COVID-19.

    30. Estate Planning During a Pandemic

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 8, 2020 12:49


    Claire discusses her estate planning practice and how it has changed with Liz.

    29. Changes in the Law due to COVID-19

    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2020 14:52


    COVID-19 has changed everything, including the law. Liz and Claire discuss how.

    28. Pandemic Check-in.

    Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2020 15:31


    Liz and Claire check in about how they're doing and discuss strategies in this strange new world COVID-19 has brought us.

    27. Business Stress V Personal Stress

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2020 8:40


    Liz and Claire discuss stress in different aspects of their lives.

    26. Tax Considerations for Business Owners

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2020 12:35


    Claire and Liz discuss the one universal constant besides death. Taxes.

    taxes business owners tax considerations
    25. Timetracking and Billing

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2020 13:59


    Liz and Claire discuss the art of getting paid.

    24. Client Lists and Checklists

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2020 9:01


    Liz and Claire discuss valuable tools for helping clients.

    23. Educating Clients

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2020 10:14


    Claire and Liz discuss how they keep their clients informed.

    22. The Initial Consult

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2020 12:36


    Claire and Liz discuss meeting with the client for the first time.

    21. Hiring An Attorney

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2020 13:41


    Liz and Claire discuss the hiring process.

    20. Fee Structures

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2020 13:06


    Liz and Claire discuss how they decide how much to charge for their services.

    19. Self Care

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2019 9:07


    Liz and Claire talk self-care as business owners.

    18. What Has Changed?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2019 9:22


    Claire and Liz discuss changes they've made in their law practices.

    17. Continuing Education

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2019 8:44


    Claire and Liz discuss how they handle their Continuing Legal Education.

    16. Balancing Kids' and Clients' Needs

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2019 8:38


    How do you balance parenting with business ownership?

    15. Sharing Personal Information

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2019 10:28


    Claire and Liz discuss sharing personal information.

    14. Communicating with Clients

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 19, 2019 13:26


    Claire and Liz discuss how they communicate with their clients.

    13. Communicating with Opposing Counsel

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2019 10:16


    Liz and Claire discuss how to professionally and effectively communicate with opposing counsel.

    12. Communicating with Pro Se Litigants

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2019 10:39


    How do you talk to an opposing party if they don't have legal representation? In this episode, Claire and Liz discuss communicating with Pro Se litigants.

    11. Marketing

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2019 6:40


    You've opened your solo practice. Now how do you get the word out? Liz and Claire discuss different marketing strategies.

    10. Becoming

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2019 6:40


    Claire and Liz fangirl about Michelle Obama.

    9. Law Changes

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2019 8:40


    Claire and Liz talk about keeping up with changes in the law.

    8. Work-Life Boundaries

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2019 8:35


    Claire and Liz talk about how to keep work life and home life separate when you have your own solo practice.

    7. Positives and Negatives of Running Your Own Business (Part 2)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2019 8:40


    Liz and Claire discuss the positives of owning a small business.

    6. Positives and Negatives of Running Your Own Business (Part 1)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2019 10:16


    Liz and Claire talk about the surprises that come with running your own firm. Debunking myths in the process.

    5. Office Expenses

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2019 10:22


    Claire and Liz discuss the costs of opening and operating a solo practice.

    4. Office Space Options

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2019 10:23


    Claire and Liz discuss options for offices. Do you need a physical location? What's a virtual office?

    3. Tech Needs

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2019 15:55


    Liz and Claire discuss technology. What does your business need to get started?

    2. Starting a Practice

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2019 11:25


    Claire and Liz talk nuts and bolts of getting a solo practice off the ground.

    1. Solo Practice Origin Story

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2019 12:27


    Liz and Claire discuss how and why they opened their solo practices.

    Claim Balancing Act

    In order to claim this podcast we'll send an email to with a verification link. Simply click the link and you will be able to edit tags, request a refresh, and other features to take control of your podcast page!

    Claim Cancel