Mar 19, 2025
Having previously served as a nurse and having grown up with
neurodivergent family members, Libby Thomas believes there is much
more that legal employers can do to better support lawyers with
idiosyncratic needs – particularly those coming through the
ranks.
In this episode of The Protégé Podcast, host Jerome Doraisamy
speaks with Travis Schultz & Partners associate Libby Thomas about
her previous career in nursing, how and why she became a personal
injury lawyer, her family’s experiences with neurodivergence and
how it has informed her views on workplaces’ support or otherwise,
and the stigma that still surrounds such conditions.
Thomas also delves into the impact of stigma upon neurodivergent people, how her firm is supporting all staff, what other law firm owners need to be asking of themselves and their businesses, practical steps to be taken, the business case for support neurodivergent workers, and why she thinks the legal profession still has a long way to go.