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Ms. JD Weekly Round-up: Week Ending January 18, 2008

Posted on January 17, 2008
Supreme Court First: A Female Special Master Kristin Linsley Myles, a Justice Scalia's former law clerk, becomes the first woman to hold the position of Supreme Court special master. The Coming American Matriarchy According to projections by the National Center for Education Statistics, there is a "new educational gender gap ...

Who Will Listen?

Posted on January 17, 2008
Okay, so yesterday I posted a little about how it is foolish to not give young women attorney's a seat at the table of discussion about work/life balance. Perhaps I could've made it clearer but I just don't get why law firm decision makers would listen to scholars, "experts" and other partners about what it is that the current generation is looking for in life and exclude the opinions of the very people they are trying to recruit and retain...

Does earning a biglaw salary mean that there is no room for my voice in the discussion on work/life balance?

Posted on January 17, 2008
I had the chance today to engage some law firm partners and others in a discussion about worklife balance. The focus of the discussion was whether or not law firm management should listen to the concerns of law students and young associates when determining business practices and trying to attract and retain women attorneys...

Advice from the Author of "Ending the Gauntlet"

Posted on January 16, 2008
Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly published an interesting interview with Lauren Stiller Rikleen, the author of Ending the Gauntlet: Removing Barriers to Women's Success in the Law. There's an interesting review of the book on Ms. JD here. To research her book, Rikleen, through interviews and research, identified many "misconceptions women have about work...

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