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Ms. JD Weekly Round-up: Week Ending March 21, 2008

By Ms. JD Weekly Roundup

Pioneering Attorney Fell in Love with the Law
Pat Butler, the third woman to attend Emory University Law School, is praised by Janet Reno as ?a pioneer among women at the Department of Justice.?

UC Davis professor: Working women cry more on job than men

Kimberly Elsbach, a UC Davis professor, studies crying at work and discovers that women are more likely than men to shed tears and that "men don't have to spend as much energy working to hide or fight back tears on the job."

Mintz, Levin associate hits firm with MCAD bias complaint

Kamee Beth Verdrager, an associate with Mintz, Levin, "filed a complaint with the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination charging that colleagues discriminated against her because of her gender and status as a wife and mother."

Raising the bar: Lawyer opens doors for women

Detroit lawyer Barbara Rom, Michigan's first woman named on the Best Lawyers of America list, is profiled.

Law students make appeal for change

Building a Better Legal Profession, a group started by Stanford Law students last year and now boasting over 1,000 Facebook members, is profiled.

'It's a bit odd that I'm the first female Attorney-General'

Pat Scotland becomes the first woman Attorney-General in the United Kingdom since the position's inception in 1315.

Jenner picks 1st female leader

Susan Levy becomes the first female managing partner of Jenner & Block.

Fla. to have its first black female chief justice

Justice Peggy Quince, "known for her quick mind and probing questions on the bench," will become the first black female chief justice of the Florida Supreme Court.

Has Heather's feminist American lawyer fallen for her fantasies?

Setting off a variety of alarm bells to the discerning reader, Gloria Allred, a U.S. attorney now representing Heather Mills, is described as "flamboyant" and "feminist" and a "twice divorcee."

NCJW elects Ratzan president

Nancy Ratzan, a Miami lawyer, was elected president of the National Council of Jewish Women elected a Miami lawyer as its president.

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Full post as published by Ms. JD on March 20, 2008 (boomark / email).