My path to law librarianship was a circuitous one. I always loved reading, writing, and arguing about the law, so I was sure I would spend my legal career litigating cases for several decades. After three years as an associate in a large law firm, however, I was ready for a change. I took a position in a smaller, thirty-lawyer family law firm in order to have more client contact and more time in the courtroom. It was a decision that would change my life in ways I never expected. While at my second firm, I worked on a very contentious, high-asset divorce case. The case went to trial and resulted in a significant “permanent maintenance” (alimony) award for our client, which was affirmed on appeal. The permanent maintenance award stemmed from the fact that, decades earlier, our client left the workforce to raise the parties’ three children and manage their household, thus severely limiting her earning potential and employment opportunities. As part of his case, the opposing spouse argued that our client should return …