The Akamai Female Learning and Mentoring Experience (Akamai FLAME) was created to support and empower female tech talent to help shape the future of our industry. The FLAME Trailblazer blog post series shines a light on inspirational women in the tech industry . They will give advice on how to keep your tech flame alive and share the most valuable lessons that they have learned during their trailblazing career journey. \r\n This month’s blog post comes from Elizabeth Padley, Lead Counsel at Akamai, who tells us how she actively seeks out new projects and experiences, continues to work on setting boundaries, and always makes time for Taylor Swift. \r\n Elizabeth, can you tell us about what led you to a career in the IT industry?  \r\n I am the first in my family to pursue a career in law. When I considered my career options, I aimed for a professional qualification that I could rely on, no matter what. So I studied law, and received a master’s degree in international business.…