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"Stunning Disparity" in Women's Ability to Make Partner According to ABA Study

Posted on February 15, 2009
According to the latest results from a recent ABA study, there is a "stunning disparity" in women's ability to make partner at firms both large and small. The study will track the careers of 4,160 lawyers who entered practice in 2000 over a 12 year span...

Is Now The Perfect Time To Start A Solo Practice?

Posted on February 14, 2009
The short answer:  Yes. I'm totally aware of the inner hysteria most people are feeling about our economy, needing to take a Valium before they open their 401k statement this month.  Watching your property taxes increase while your home value drops like an elevator with broken cables...

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

Posted on February 13, 2009
National Association of Women Lawyers Reaches Agreement to Offer Important New Programs for Women Women Lawyers Stand on Ginsburg's Shoulders The Art of Flexibility Ginsburg Has Surgery for Pancreatic Cancer Kenyan Women Lawyers Root for Local Tribunal Lawyer Marianne Sorensen Elected to St...

SuperWomen JDs and What You Can Learn From Them: Featuring Katherine B. Edwards of Alexandria, Virginia

Posted on February 13, 2009
Bio for the author of the column:  Noha Sidhom is a proud graduate of the University of Nebraska College of Law.  Before attending law school, Noha interned on Capitol Hill for the Honorable Charles Timothy Hagel and went on to campaign for Senate candidate Peter Ricketts...

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ABA Section of Business Law Jean Allard Glass Cutter Award

Posted on February 09, 2009
The ABA Section of Business Law is currently soliciting nominees for the 2009 Jean Allard Glass Cutter Award. The Glass Cutter Award, named after the first woman chair of the Section, is presented to annually to a female business lawyer who has made significant contributions to the legal profession and to the ABA Section of Business Law...

Dean Search Committee Names Finalists: Four out of Five are Women

Posted on February 08, 2009
Four out five of finalists to serve as the next Dean of the University of Maryland School of Law are women. The finalists include Wendy Collins Perdue, Phoebe A. Haddon, Linda S. Mullenix, Leah Ward Sears, and Mark A. Sargent. After 10 years of service, the Law School's current dean, Karen H...

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

Posted on February 06, 2009
Making a Strong Case for Women Lawyers Women Lawyers Are Happier Outside of BigLaw, Survey Says Women in Law: A New Mentoring Program in Calgary is Trying to Stem the Tide of Female Lawyers Leaving the Profession Silverdale Attorney Diane Russell New President of Women Lawyers Chapter Is the Work-Life Balance Tipping in Work's Favor? Flextime Adds Up in a Down Economy Woman's World: Making Law a More Woman-Friendly Career Choice read more

SuperWomen JDs and What You Can Learn From Them: Featuring Penny Berger of Lincoln, Nebraska

Posted on February 05, 2009
Ed. Note: The following post is the first post of a new series contributed to Ms. JD by attorney Noha Sidhom.  The series is entitled 'SuperWomen JDs and What You Can Learn From Them.'  Check back regularly for new posts in this series. Bio for the author of the column: Noha Sidhom is a proud graduate of the University of Nebraska College of Law...

The Wage Gap Puzzle in the Legal Profession

Posted on February 05, 2009
The Glass Hammer has a piece on the wage gap for lawyers, The Wage Gap Puzzle in the Legal Profession: Why Women Lawyers Still Earn Less Than Men & What Can Be Done About It. Paying attention to the wage gaps for lawyers is useful because of the unique nature of the profession...

American Blogger Fired From Branch of UK Firm Over Racy Online Novel

Posted on February 04, 2009
Online novelist Deidre Dare, author of Expat, a "racy" story about life in Moscow, was forbidden by her firm to continue to publish her blog on or about January 17, 2009, "due to company rules," states an article by the United Press International...

Women and Minorities Still Under-represented in Trial and Appellate Judicial Seats

Posted on February 02, 2009
According to a recent article in the ABA Journal, women and minorities are still under-represented in the trial and appellate judiciary seats of Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Maryland, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Mexico, Rhode Island, Tennessee and Utah...

Yale Law Women Sponsors "Opt Out" or Pushed Out? Conference

Posted on February 01, 2009
Yale Law Women will be sponsoring a two-day conference entitled "Opt out" or Pushed Out? on March 27-28, 2009. The conference will begin at 3:30pm on March 27th and end at 4:30pm on March 28th. ?Opt Out? or Pushed Out will address the controversial phenomenon described by some as ?opting out," the supposed trend of professional women leaving the workplace to devote their energies to family care-taking, full time...

Ms. JD Weekly Roundup: Week Ending January 30, 2009

Posted on January 30, 2009
Secretary of State Clinton Meets Afghan Women Lawyers President Obama Signs the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act into Law Female Lawyers Focus on Two Educational Events, One in Washington, D.C. Fair Pay Bill Eases Way for Gender Pay Suits Jones Day Hosts Women Afghan Lawyers and Judges New Madison County Associate Judge, Elizabeth Levy, Hopes to Specialize in Family Law GE, Former Attorney Lorene Schaefer Settle Discrimination Suit read more

Lilly Ledbetter Act Becomes Law; Brief Interview with Ms. Ledbetter

Posted on January 30, 2009
Womenstake, the blog of the National Women's Law Center, had the opportunity to interview Lilly Ledbetter after the Senate's passing of the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act on January 22, 2009. All four female Republican senators voted in the Ledbetter Act's favor...

Fashion Police Strike Again in BigLaw: 5th Year Associate Required to Undergo Makeover

Posted on January 28, 2009
In a recent article republished by The ABA Journal, attorney Tracey Batt recalls being embarrassed by the firm's request that she undergo a fashion overhaul. An office encounter with several superiors one day was her first warning that she not only was being arrested by the fashion police but was being sent to a full-scale rehabilitation program...

Sloan Work & Family Top Ten

Posted on January 28, 2009
The Sloan Work and Family Research Network listed their ten most widely read blog posts from 2008, many of which may be of interest to women lawyers. Here's the list: 1.) Action Plan for Working Parents Caring for Children with Disabilities 2.) Work-Family Issues for Employed Parents of Children with Disabilities 3...

Work-Life Advocate Joins First Lady's Office

Posted on January 28, 2009
Michelle Obama recently announced that Jocelyn Frye will serve as Director of Policy and Projects for the First Lady. According to The Juggle, the selection of Ms. Frye suggests that Michelle Obama is "preparing to take an activist stance on such policy issues as family leave and flexible scheduling...

Selma Moidel Smith Law Student Writing Competition

Posted on January 27, 2009
The National Association of Women Lawyers (NAWL) is currently soliciting entries for the Fourth Annual Selma Moidel Smith Law Student Writing Competition, which focuses on issues concerning women's rights or status of women in the law. The competition carries a $500 prize for the first place essay and the opportunity for the winning essay to be published in the summer edition of the Women Lawyers Journal...

Roberta S. Karmel: Reflections on My Career

Posted on January 25, 2009
Life at the Center, a piece by Roberta S. Karmel in February's edition of Business Law Today, addresses, in large part, younger women lawyers: I am often asked how I managed to achieve so many career milestones as a woman, and yet have such a large family...

Freshfields Encourages Female Attorneys to "Embrace Femininity"

Posted on January 25, 2009
A recent article in Marie Claire UK reports that Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP has suggested to its female attorneys that they "embrace their femininity" by wearing stiletto heels paired with skirts. This suggestion comes as a part an "image changing course" used in the firm's UK offices to advise staff on how to dress professionally...

Ms. JD Weekly Roundup: Week Ending January 23, 2009

Posted on January 23, 2009
Senate Passes Pay Discrimination Bill Speed Networking Lunch for Jacksonville Women Lawyers Association State Department, Private Organization to Host Afghan Women Lawyers Attorney Caroline Kennedy Drops Bid for Senate Seat, Citing Personal Reasons Kenyan Judge, Lady Justice Aluoch, Elected to Global Criminal Court Afghan Women Learn Here to Oversee Justice at Home read more

Gillibrand Slated for Clinton's Senate Seat

Posted on January 23, 2009
Congresswoman Kirsten Gillibrand has been selected by Governor David Paterson to fill Hillary Clinton's vacant U.S. Senate seat.   Ms. Gillibrand is largely unknown to New Yorkers statewide, but is considered an up-and-coming and forceful lawmaker in her district and has gained considerable attention from Democratic leaders in Washington...

U.S. State Department's Public-Private Partnership for Justice Reform in Afghanistan to Host Afghan Women Lawyers

Posted on January 22, 2009
The U.S. Department of State's Public-Private Partnership for Justice Reform in Afghanistan will host a group of 14 Afghan women judges, prosecutors, and defense attorneys from January 9-24.  The participants in this program will participate in a wide range of sessions, including intensive legal seminars, roundtable events, and consultations with senior governmental officials, including former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor...

Peggy Cooper Davis: Most Influential Woman in Legal Education

Posted on January 20, 2009
The National Jurist Magazine named Peggy Cooper Davis one of The Most Influential People in Legal Education this month.  Dean David Van Zandt and Professor Frederick Schauer joined Professor Davis in receiving the honor. Peggy Cooper Davis is a Professor of Lawyering and Ethics at New York University School of Law...

A Sisterhood of Infighting?

Posted on January 20, 2009
A recent piece at the New York Times, A Sisterhood of Workplace Infighting, discusses the ways in which women undermine other women in the workplace. But while women have come a long way in removing workplace barriers, one of the last remaining obstacles is how they treat one another...

The House Votes to Pass Two Measures on Job Bias

Posted on January 19, 2009
The House voted on January 9th to pass legislation that would counter sex discrimination by employers.  This action indicates an initial intent by Congress to make a sharp shift away from the civil rights policies of the Bush Administration, according to the New York Times...

Ms. JD Weekly Roundup: Week Ending January 16, 2009

Posted on January 16, 2009
Women in eDiscovery and National Association for Women Lawyers Host Charity Event in New York City Being Uncomfortable, Milking Goats, and Making Partner Advice for the Lawlorn, by Ann Israel, the Legal Profession's Dear Abby Top Labor Lawyer, Cynthia Jacob, Takes an Artful Turn as Student and Teacher La...

Is the Profession in a Crisis? And, Can Better Work/Life Balance Ride in on the Coattails of Reform?

Posted on January 14, 2009
There is an interesting article titled, Will a bad economy force more changes in the profession? by Diane Curtis on the front page of the California Bar Journal dated January 2009.  It opens with: While some people hope the flagging economy will get law firms to rethink how they bill clients, others are warning that associates had better churn up the billable hours or face the prospect of losing their jobs...

Ms. JD Weekly Roundup: Week Ending January 9, 2009

Posted on January 09, 2009
Nexsen Pruet Attorney Molly Highes Cherry Named to SC Women Lawyers Association Board Fusty Image and Poor Pay Put Women Off Being Judges in the United Kingdom Los Angeles Superior Court's First Female Assistant Presiding Judge, Lee Edmon, Balances Work, Family, Civic Activities Spencer Crain Selected for Minority & Women-Owned Law Firm Honor German Women, Including Many Lawyers, Disappointed by Job Discrimination Act Working Mother Founder, Carol Evans, Looks Ahead, Discusses Michelle Obama as a Mother and Lawyer read more

Bringing Babies to Work?

Posted on January 09, 2009
The New York Times recently chimed in on the topic of bringing babies to work: More companies are allowing women ? and some men, too ? to bring their babies to work. The advantages are clear: The women don?t lose money by taking maternity leave. They can breastfeed conveniently...

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