I am delighted to announce that the Law Office of Diedre Wachbrit has been named as one of the 25 Best Small Companies in America by Working Mother Magazine.
The inaugural Best Small Companies issue (April 2006) highlights companies that create innovative family-friendly workplaces.
All of us at the firm (Diedre, Stella, Jenni, Sara, Carol, Dianne, Tammy, Whitney, Alysha, Lindsey and Anna) thank you, our clients and supporters, for making our dream possible: a law firm that meets the most important needs of our clients’ families while we meet our own families’ needs.
From Working Mother Magazine, April 2006:
If you’ve ever dreamed of being your own boss, you’ll easily relate to the passion that fuels the 25 businesses we’ve selected as our inaugural Working Mother Best Small Companies.
What they share is innovative family-friendly workplaces that women value. Even without the deep pockets of major corporations they’ve found creative ways to take care of their employees.
Company The Law Office of Diedre Wachbrit
Location Westlake Village, CA
Employees/Moms 12/8
Founded 1999
What They Do Provide legal services for families, primarily those with minors, special-needs children or businesses
How They Flex Every employee at this law firm flexes. Eight work a compressed week, three telecommute, and seven participate in an informal job-share program. The schedule is described as a puzzle that’s put together differently every few months to accommodate each employee’s needs. And at this firm, moving doesn’t necessarily mean you’re out of a job: One mom now works from Ireland, and another is working from Tennessee.
Something Cool Diedre meets with each employee to explore how the firm can help her grow. A lactation room makes it easy for working moms to pump—and should they have a concern, they can ask the boss: She’s a La Leche League leader.”