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Ms. JD Weekly Roundup: Week Ending April 3, 2009

Posted on April 03, 2009
In-House Attorneys, Law Firms Spar Over Flex-Time, Part-Time Policies Collateral Damages: TV Series Report Chicago Attorney Accuses Playboy Executive of Sexual Harassment Litigator Stars in Career Double Feature as Movie Producer Jaqueline Harounian Honored by Long Island Women's Agenda read more

Interview with a Recruiter

Posted on April 01, 2009
In the current economic climate, jobs are scarce and competition is fierce. How does this change the game when you are interviewing? I asked Kathleen Pearson, Director of Professional Recruiting with Waller Lansden Dortch & Davis, her thoughts on this subject, and here?s what she had to say...

Cracking the Glass Ceiling?

Posted on April 01, 2009
In an article written by Sandra Rubin for the Globe and Mail, 'What will it take to crack the Glass Ceiling?", Rubin reports that according to Catalyst Canada, which surveys its law firm members on workplace diversity, women will not achieve parity with men at law firms until 2088...

Successful JDs and What You Can Learn From Them: Featuring Holly Fujie of Los Angeles, CA

Posted on March 30, 2009
Side Note from the author: As you may have noticed above the title has changed from the usual weekly feature.  One of the first things Holly mentioned to me was that she didn?t like the title superwomen as she didn?t think you needed super human powers to be a successful attorney and over all female role model...

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Ms. JD Weekly Roundup: Week Ending March 27, 2009

Posted on March 27, 2009
As a Young Lawyers, Senator Gillibrand Defended Big Tobacco Former WolfBlock Associate, Nancy O'Mara Ezold, Who Sued Firm Speaks Out 3rd Circuit: Partner Alyson J. Kirleis' Discrimination Lawsuit Can Proceed Against Law Firm A Lady Lawyer with Heart: Patricia Sullivan The Inaugural Pretty in Pinstripes Luncheon of 2009 read more

It's easier because of those who've gone before me

Posted on March 25, 2009
Here I am, five weeks away from exams and the end of my 1L year.  I?m having trouble getting motivated to do all of the work I know I should be doing.  I?m behind on my outlines, and I haven?t done enough studying to prepare for the exams that will be here before I know it...

The best advice I?ve received so far: be pleasant & be organized.

Posted on March 24, 2009
(Cross-posted at Young Lawyers Blog) The tricky thing about being a new corporate associate is that no matter how well you did in law school, you will still feel unprepared for the realities of corporate practice.  Part of that stems from the fact that law school coursework is generally weighted in favor of litigation (case-in-point: my law school offered more legal writing classes on the nuances of appellate brief-writing than there were students, but only one contract drafting seminar per semester)...

Superwomen JDs and What You Can Learn From Them: Featuring Susan Court of Washington, D.C.

Posted on March 22, 2009
Bio for this week?s superwoman JD Susan Court: Susan J. Court was appointed by Chairman Joseph Kelliher in November 2005 to serve as Director of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's Office of Enforcement. Joining the Commission as an attorney-advisor in 1982, Ms...

Ask a Mom in Law School: Balancing Schedules, and Interviewing

Posted on March 22, 2009
Cross-posted at (Formerly) Knocked Up (and in Law School): Spring Break has come to an end!  I'm now seven weeks away from completing my JD, and I have a rambunctious toddler who will be reeking havoc at graduation.  Life is good.  So, I've been asked to impart more wisdom concerning being both a parent and a law student...

Ms. JD Weekly Roundup: Week Ending March 20, 2009

Posted on March 20, 2009
Law Firm Opens Door to Saudi Women Why So Few Women on the JNC? Women's History Month: Cracking the Glass Ceiling One Client At A Time Deborah Sterling Joins Spencer Crain Women Prove They Can Be Leaders, Too Legal Pioneer: Barbara Wolvovitz read more

Justice Ginsburg Visits New England Law Boston, Recounts Career Roadblocks

Posted on March 18, 2009
Justice Ginsburg helped New England Law Boston celebrate its 100th year by speaking to a group of 180 law students last week. Ginsburg recelled some of the challenges she faced as a woman in the profession, reported The Boston Globe: Ginsburg said rising through the ranks in a legal profession that was almost the exclusive domain of men was challenging...

New York Law Journal Releases Issue 'Women in the Law: Taking the Lead'

Posted on March 17, 2009
At the end of February, the New York Law Journal released a special issue entitled 'Women in the Law: Taking the Lead.'  The issue includes articles such as 'Are Law Firms Gender Neutral?,' 'Listen To Me!  Why Male Colleagues May Not Be Responding the Way You Would Like,' and 'Freedom From Stereotypes...

2009 Partner Class: Stagnant for Women Lawyers

Posted on March 17, 2009
In a recent press release, The Project for Attorney Retention reported that Law firms' 2009 partner class shows little progress for women. The good news is that at 23 of the 100 firms surveyed by the Project for Attorney Retention, the new partner classes were at least 40% female...

SuperWomen JDs and What You Can Learn From Them: Featuring Diane Russell of Silverdale, WA

Posted on March 15, 2009
Bio for this week's Superwoman JD Diane Russell: Diane has practiced law since 1986, including six years with the Kitsap County Prosecuting Attorney's Office. She has been a trustee with the Kitsap County Bar Association, president and vice president of the Washington Women Lawyers, Kitsap County Chapter and a board member and president of the Silverdale Chamber of Commerce...

CNN Reporter Seeking Attorneys to Interview for Special Report

Posted on March 13, 2009
A CNN reporter is looking for attorneys to interview for a special report.  These attorneys should be either lawyers who have recently been laid off and who are moving into public interest law or young attorneys who are still on a firm's payroll but who have been offered the option to move into work in other areas for the year...

Ms. JD Weekly Roundup: Week Ending March 13, 2009

Posted on March 13, 2009
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton Announces 2009 International Women of Courage Awards Lack of Women on Federal Judicial Nominating Commission in Florida Outrages Some Broadening Britain's Judicial Ranks In-House Lawyers Feel Economic Pinch Fisher & Phillips Partner E...

First Woman Judge Kim McLane Wardlaw

Posted on March 11, 2009
Ed. Note: The following post is a First Women series submission by Judge Kim Wardlaw. Judge Kim Wardlaw Biography: President William Jefferson Clinton nominated Judge Wardlaw to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals on January 27, 1998. She was confirmed by the United States Senate on July 31, 1998, and appointed to the Court on August 3, 1998...

Work/Life Balance Seminar Sponsored by Shipman & Goodwin, Featuring U.S. District Judge Vanessa Bryant

Posted on March 08, 2009
On Monday, March 30, 2009, from 6-8pm, Shipman & Goodwin, LLP will host ?An Evening With The Honorable Vanessa L. Bryant, U.S. District Judge, District of Connecticut and Tracy L. Rich, Executive Vice-President, General Counsel & Secretary, The Phoenix Companies, Inc...

Sandra Day O'Connor, First Female Justice on the Supreme Court, Hopes to Push for More Civics Classes in Schools

Posted on March 08, 2009
"Only a third of Americans can name the three branches of government. That's scary," Sandra Day O'Connor told "Good Morning America" on Wednesday, March 4, 2009. "But 75 percent of kids can tell you 'American Idol' judges." Justice O'Connor believes that with the emphasis that schools have placed on math and science scores, and with the focus on the No Child Left Behind Act, that basic civics and social studies courses have, in fact, been left behind...

Ms. JD Weekly Roundup: Week Ending March 6, 2009

Posted on March 06, 2009

Superwomen JDs and What You Can Learn From Them: Featuring Nicole Auerbach of Chicago, IL

Posted on March 04, 2009
Bio for this week's Superwoman JD, Nicole Auerbach:  Nicole Auerbach is a member of the recently formed Valorem Law Group. She focuses her practice on complex commercial litigation as well as representing clients in arbitrations, mediations and appellate work...

PAR's Annual Conference: Strategies for Advancing Women in Turbulent Times

Posted on March 03, 2009

Ms. JD Weekly Roundup: Week Ending February 27, 2009

Posted on February 27, 2009

"Opt Out" or Pushed Out: Are Women Choosing to Leave the Legal Profession?

Posted on February 27, 2009

Breaking the Glass Ceiling Abroad: Two Appointed as Palestine's First Female Judges

Posted on February 27, 2009
Khuload Faqih and Asmahan Wuheidi made history this month when they were appointed as the first female Islamic judges in Palentine, according to an article released by the AP. Judge Faqih believes that she has "opened a door for [herself] and other women...

Superwomen JDs And What You Can Learn From Them: Featuring Roberta Liebenberg of Philadelphia, PA

Posted on February 26, 2009

Acheiving Equity Partner Status: Three Hurdles

Posted on February 26, 2009

Family vs. Law School

Posted on February 25, 2009
OK, I have to somehow vent this stress I've been carrying around for the last several weeks.  I work full time and go to law school at night.  The stress of law school is enough by itself, but with family pressure, I'm feeling a little crushed. My husband is going to be away for a few hours this weekend...

Ms. JD Weekly Roundup: Week Ending February 20, 2009

Posted on February 20, 2009
Women Lawyers Brush Up on Business Etiquette ABA Journal: Why Lawyers Can Be Difficult Spouses YMCA Honors Women, including 'Super Lawyer' Anita Casey, During Achievement Awards Partners for Women and Justice Offers a Helping Hand with Legal Issues Raising the Bar to New Heights: Holly Fujie, a Woman of Influence in the Legal Profession, Embraces the Challenge of Being the Current President of the State Bar of California Yahoo Fights In-House Bias Claim Initiative Improves Iraqi Women's Quality of Life, including Helping 12 Women Lawyers to Open a Women's Center read more

SuperWomen JDs and What You Can Learn From Them: Featuring Jan Macpherson of Washington, D.C.

Posted on February 19, 2009
Bio for this week?s superwoman Jan Macpherson: Jan graduated from Georgetown University Law Center in 1978 and went to work in the Department of the Interior, where she worked primarily on surface mining regulation.  In 1982, she came to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, where she has worked ever since, mostly on electric rate regulation...

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