sent her resume to a woman she knew
who was in charge of the South Carolina
Department of Health and Environmental
Control, who thought she was perfect for
the department.
"If you met her today, she is not the
same person," Paylor said. "It all worked
out, and I see her and she's just as happy
as she can be. Nothing can be more
rewarding than that."
She credits her parents with instilling
her with a community service mindset.
"They brought me up to respect
all people and to treat everyone with
dignity, no matter who they were and
what their circumstances were," she
said. "And they gave me a lot, including
my education. I realize I have had many
opportunities that most people don't
have, so it's always been my philosophy
to take advantage of every opportunity.
Many opportunities are to give back. I
feel that that's a very important part of
being a lawyer."
this award.
She hosts events at her house
regularly for women in various stages of
their legal careers, creating a safe and
encouraging place to talk.
"I tell the young women there that I
was one of the most shy people you could
ever meet," Paylor said. "If you had told
me 40 years ago that I would be giving
speeches in front of hundreds of people,
I would have said I would never be able
to do that."
She said it's all about being self-
confident and competent at what you do.
"I tell women, `You can do it. Don't
ever say you can't do anything. You
might not get to do it, but you can do it,'"
Paylor said.
Paylor loves to tell the story of one
young woman she mentored. When they
met, the mentee had a contract lawyer
job she hated and she lacked self-
confidence. Paylor noticed in her resume
that she had a strong background in
public health.
"I asked her, `Why aren't you using
that,' and she said that she would love
to," Paylor said.
most shy people you could
ever meet," Paylor said.
"If you had told me 40
years ago that I would be
giving speeches in front
of hundreds of people, I
would have said I would
never be able to do that."
Section (WLS) to provide women attorneys
with a network devoted to promoting the
interests of women within Primerus.
1, at the Primerus Global Conference in
Amsterdam, Netherlands, for the section's
first luncheon. The event will be at 11:30 a.m.
at Restaurant De Palmboom in the Radisson
Blu hotel. All women attorney attendees are
invited to attend the a la carte luncheon.
and offering increased networking opportuni-
ties among the women attorneys of Primerus;
providing an avenue for the exchange of ideas
and issues pertaining primarily to women
attorneys; and providing opportunities for
personal and professional development of
WLS members as future leaders of Primerus.
For more information please contact Katie
Bundyra at kbundyra@primerus.com.