Opinions expressed by Digital Journal contributors are their own. As an attorney and founder of Phoenix-based New Frontier Immigration Law , Hillary Walsh knows a good bit about female leadership. She’s found that while the metaphorical glass ceiling isn’t as powerful as it once was, many women still face barriers in the legal field and beyond.
Hillary notes that some of those barriers stem from misconceptions about female leadership. “I would love to see more women speaking about leadership topics,” she says. “Often, it’s just men who write these books and talk about these things.
When women speak and write about leadership, people see it as ‘self-help’ advice.” Building a successful career as a female attorney has its challenges, but Hillary has found that two key things have helped her stand out. “I think that using core values and making immediate decisions are the easiest ways to do hard things,” she says.
It takes incredible determination and drive to build a career, and Hillary has found that choosing a career that aligns with who you are as a person is essential. “I think our individual core values are the foundation we have to use to build everything off of,” she says. In her case, she was drawn to represent victims of domestic violence because she suffered childhood abuse herself — as have many of her family members.
Hillary’s desire to help vulnerable people also drew her to the realm of immigration law. Early in her career, Hillary al.
