From Bloomberg Law Big Law Business authored by Stephanie Russell-Kraft: “Ask a woman in litigation if she’s ever been mistaken for a court reporter, and there’s a good chance she’ll say yes. Teri Drew, who specializes in the defense of commercial liability claims, said it happened to her just a few months ago. “I went […]
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The Apple Watch And Women Lawyers: The Perfect Match
From Above the Law authored by Nicole Black: “It’s been a little over two years now since the Apple Watch was released. Since then, I’ve noticed it gradually appear on more and more people’s wrists. So it wasn’t all that surprising when I read last week that since launching in 2015, more than 30 million Apple […]
Fern L. Holland Memorial Week honors local activist killed in Iraq
From The Joplin Globe authored by Kimberly Barker: “Attorney and human rights activist Fern Holland will be remembered for her life’s work and the lives she touched with an annual memorial week in her honor that begins Monday. The week will culminate Saturday with a 5K race named for the local activist from Bluejacket whose life […]
I’m A Woman, Shake My Hand, Damn It
From Adequate Man authored by Catherine LeClair: “A boozy office party was starting to dwindle, and as the drunker among us were sneaking off to find dark corners and hidden alcohol reserves, the reasonable ones had switched to water. The evening had kicked off early so it felt much later than it actually was. By any […]
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 […]
Incoming 1Ls: Everything Is About To Change
From Above the Law authored by Kerriann Stout: “The weather has been relatively cool where I live for the last few days. It has served as another reminder that within a matter of days, new bright-eyed and bushy-tailed 1Ls will be arriving to terrorize us start their first semester of law school. As I prepare for them to […]
Taylor Swift Wins Sexual Assault Lawsuit Against Former Radio Host
From NPR authored by Andrew Flanagan: “A Denver jury found fully in pop singer Taylor Swift’s favor Monday, delivering a unanimous verdict in a trial over whether she was groped by a former radio host during a Denver meet-and-greet. Wanting the trial to serve as an “example to other women,” the star had sought a […]
Inside Zan TV: Afghanistan’s first all-female station
From The Guardian authored by Grace Banks: “After a city-wide billboard campaign featuring a group of young women standing with arms folded, the women’s media network Zan TV launched in Kabul, Afghanistan, three months ago, with a panel discussion about the right to vote and a Facebook cover photo that read: “We mirror you all”. […]
Taylor Swift’s 10 Most Powerful Statements From Her Sexual Assault Trial Cross-Examination
From Glamour authored by Christopher Rosa: “Thursday (August 10) marks day four of Taylor Swift’s sexual assault trial against former KYGO radio host David Mueller—and it’s arguably the most important one so far. Why? Because Swift herself took the stand to testify against Mueller, and what she said is slowly making its way onto the Internet. […]
Beyond Balance: How Women Lawyers Can Find Happiness at Work
From Law Practice Today authored by Sharon O’Connor, Karen Hoffman and Dale Sokoloff: “Susan sat down in a chair in our office, put her head in her hands and said, “I need you to help me get out. I am so miserable I don’t know what to do. I’m not doing the work I thought […]
