Supporting Atty Well-Being Through Parental Leave & Return-to-Work Programs

Speakers: Helen Tarokic, Managing Attorney

Speaker Qualifications:

Helen Tarokic is an immigration attorney who counsels both individuals and businesses in all aspects of immigration law, including citizenship, employment-based immigration, humanitarian and victim visas, and removal defense. She advises clients nationwide and abroad. Her law office, Helen Tarokic Law PLLC, handles investment visas, O-1 cases, and PERM labor certification (types of employment-based immigration cases), and has been on the cutting edge of T and U visa law practice. Ms. Tarokic is Board Certified by the North Carolina State Bar’s Board of Legal Specialization as a NC Board Certified Immigration Law Specialist in the State of North Carolina. Ms. Tarokic is also a member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA). Since immigration falls under federal law, Ms. Tarokic can represent individual and business clients throughout the U.S. and abroad in their U.S. immigration matters. She is admitted to practice in the NC Courts as well as the Federal District Court for the Middle District of NC. Ms. Tarokic obtained her J.D. from Wake Forest University School of Law in 2006, with awards for mentoring and promoting the concerns of women in the legal profession. She graduated summa cum laude from Lake Forest College near Chicago, Illinois, in 2000 with a B.A. in Psychology and a minor in International Relations.

Speakers: Amanda Hemm, Director of Parent Experience at Parento

Speaker Qualifications:

Amanda Hemm is the Director of Parent Experience at Parento. As a certified parental leave coach, she empowers working parents to succeed as individuals, parents, and professionals. Her background as a postpartum doula and lactation educator provides her a unique perspective as she works with parents navigating the myriad transitions associated with parental leave. Prior to joining Parento, Amanda founded a startup that worked with companies to provide family-friendly workshops and training. When not working with parents, Amanda is soaking up fall in New England and all of the adventures that come with teenagers, football, and college applications.

During this training:

Attorneys face extraordinary pressure—from secondary trauma in humanitarian cases to long hours and client demands. Many struggle with postpartum depression, anxiety, or lack of support when returning from birth, adoption, or foster leave. This CLE explores how law firms (large and small) can better support attorneys through parental leave and structured return-to-work programs. Drawing on insights from Parento, we’ll address mental health, resilience, and firm policies that promote attorney well-being.

• UNRECORDED live Zoom training – bring your questions!

• If we happen to go over time in the discussion, additional CLE credit not provided (just consider it fun extra info!)

For this event, it’s okay for lawyers and their paralegals to attend.

Rules on recording:

• This will not be recorded so please join us for the live virtual

• All participants must honor these rules as the discussion topics are sensitive and involve law enforcement issues.

• Third-party recordings or participant recordings are strictly forbidden.

North Carolina CLE will be requested by Helen Tarokic Law PLLC

• NC CLE credit will be requested since the organizer is based in North Carolina

• Attorneys licensed outside of NC can attend. A certificate of attendance will be provided upon request for those who need proof of attendance.

• Attorney-supervised paralegals may attend for educational purposes.

• Attorney-supervised means the paralegal must be employed by a licensed attorney and under regular supervision to prevent the unauthorized practice of law.

• Attorneys signing up paralegals take responsibility for their employee’s registration fees and participation in the program and agree to pay full and fair wages for time the paralegal trains in the seminar as part of work hours/on-the-job training.