From Tribtalk authored by Courtney R. Chavez: “Dear Judge Richard Posner: Recently, you sat for an interview with Professor Luigi Zingales at the University of Chicago — which the Chicago Tribune reported on — that is causing concern for many lawyers. Specifically, on the subject of judicial appointments, you said: [Politicians] do not care about quality beyond a minimum. […]
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Judge shouldn’t be booted from case because of Facebook friendship with lawyer, appeals court rules
From ABA Journal authored by Debra Cassens Weiss : “A Florida judge isn’t disqualified from a case merely because she is Facebook friends with a lawyer who represents a potential party and witness in the litigation, a state appeals court has ruled. A Facebook friendship doesn’t necessarily signify a close relationship, according to Florida’s Third District Court […]
Pay Up: Female lawyers are working for income fairness—by suing their firms
From ABA Journal authored by Stephanie Francis Ward: “Traci Ribeiro is single and has no children. Practicing law, the Chicago insurance-defense attorney has said, gives her significant joy. “It’s what I do for fun. So the usual defenses firms use for not paying women fairly, they couldn’t use those with me even if they wanted […]
Law School Grads Agree: Social Media Is ‘Fair Game’ For Employers
From Above the Law authored by Kathryn Rubino: “Should a prospective employer or the state bar use an applicant’s social media presence to decide whether the applicant should get a job or receive admission to the bar? It’s a thorny issue that lawyers of yesterday never had to deal with, but it seems there is a […]
How to Decide Which Tasks to Delegate
From Harvard Business Review authored by Jenny Blake: “Ping! Something needs your attention. Is it an email? A tweet? A text? A reminder on your phone? A calendar invite? Ping! Another one. Ping! There’s that sound again. Or maybe it’s a visual cue, an ever-ascending ticker count on your app icons or inbox. Quick, why don’t you just respond right now? Says […]
Gender Equality And The Invisible Problem In The Workplace
From The Huffington Post authored by Mick Mooney: “In a small, unassuming room on a university campus in the mid ’80s, one man sat amongst eleven women. They were meeting to discuss a relatively new movement that was emerging, called feminism. During the meeting the man overheard a side conversation between two of the women. The […]
Why Women Aren’t C.E.O.s, According to Women Who Almost Were
From The New York Times authored by Susan Chira: “A year ago, dressed in suffragette white and addressing a cheering, weeping convention, Hillary Clinton stood for possibility. Now she is a reminder of the limits women continue to confront — in politics and beyond. More than 40 years after women began pouring into the workplace, only […]
How lawyers can avoid burnout and debilitating anxiety
From ABA Journal authored by Leslie A. Gordon: “Soon after graduating from New York University School of Law and joining the corporate practice of a white-shoe Manhattan law firm, Will Meyerhofer gained 45 pounds, was sleep-deprived and was frequently sick. “I was a nervous wreck. I was shattered,” says Meyerhofer, who’d also graduated from Harvard. […]
Flying Solo As A Woman Attorney
From Above the Law authored by Toni Messina: “Retired federal judge Shira Scheindlin recently wrote an editorial in the New York Times titled, “Female Lawyers Can Talk, Too.” It got me thinking. When it comes to representing poor clients, people for whom the court appoints attorneys — I see as many female attorneys as men. They […]
In the Aftermath of Hillary Clinton’s Loss, More Women Want to Run for Office Than Ever Before
From Vogue authored by Patricia Garcia: “The election of Donald Trump last November was a tough blow for many women who had hoped to finally see the first female president of the United States. Instead of witnessing an experienced female politician be sworn in on Inauguration Day, we were left to contend with a man who frequently makes misogynist remarks who […]
