Former Schulte Lawyer Dishes on Big Law Life in Debut Novel

Lindsay Cameron can recall sitting in a large conference room in Schulte Roth & Zabel’s Manhattan office about seven years ago.

A group of women from the firm had assembled in the room to discuss work-life balance. Cameron, a corporate associate, said there wasn’t a single female corporate partner, and listened attentively as the women passed a microphone and shared their views on the keys to success.

“One took the mic and said, ‘Well, don’t ask me about work-life balance, because I just had a baby a week ago and I’m back at work,’” Cameron said.

“I did it even better,” another ...