From Above the Law authored by Kathryn Rubino: “Well, this is a trend we can get behind. Fresh off the news that Fenwick & West stepped up with some impressive parental benefits, a tipster reached out with some exciting details about the parental leave being offered at White & Case. Effective January 2018, the firm now offers […]
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The Problem With Being Perfect
From The Atlantic authored by Olga Khazan: “When the psychologist Jessica Pryor lived near an internationally renowned university, she once saw a student walking into a library holding a sleeping bag and a coffee maker. She’s heard of grad students spending 12 to 18 hours at a time in the lab. Their schedules are meant […]
Meet the 2018 Glamour Women of the Year
From Glamour authored by Glamour: “In the 28 years that we’ve celebrated Women of the Year—both in our pages and at our annual summit and awards ceremony—the stories of our honorees often start with the same idea: a woman that refuses to wait for someone else to make things better. Alone, or with an army behind her, […]
When Michelle Obama told her mother she hated being a lawyer, her mom told her to ‘make the money, worry about being happy later’
From Business Insider authored by Andy Kiersz: “Former First Lady Michelle Obama‘s mother gave her a key piece of perspective at an important turning point in her career. Town & Country published an interview between Oprah Winfrey and Obama, whose memoir “Becoming” is set to be released on November 13. The women discussed the former First Lady’s […]
‘Big Law Killed My Husband’: An Open Letter From a Sidley Partner’s Widow
From The American Lawyer authored by Joanna Litt: “Joanna Litt’s husband, Gabe MacConaill, a 42-year-old partner at Sidley Austin, committed suicide in the parking garage of the firm’s downtown Los Angeles office last month. My husband took his life—our life—on Sunday, Oct. 14, one month to the day before our 10-year wedding anniversary. We had been planning […]
‘Siri, I’m getting pulled over’: A new shortcut for iPhones can automatically record the police
From Business Insider authored by Kif Leswing: “There’s a big new feature for iPhone experts this year: It’s an app called Shortcuts, and with a little bit of logic and know-how, you can stitch together several apps and create a script that can be activated by pressing a button or using Siri. Some early uses are […]
Michelle Obama Tells The Story Of ‘Becoming’ Herself — And The Struggle To Hang On
From NPR authored by Danielle Kurtzleben: “In her new book, Becoming, former first lady Michelle Obama writes about the profound frustration of being misunderstood — of being pegged as an “angry black woman.” She writes about the discomfort of being a hyperaccomplished woman only recognized through her connection to a powerful man. She writes about the […]
‘I Voted’ Stickers Pile Up In Emotional Tribute At Susan B. Anthony’s Grave
From NPR authored by Colin Dwyer: “When Susan B. Anthony cast her ballot in the 1872 presidential election, it’s fairly safe to say the pioneering suffragist did not receive a sticker declaring, “I voted.” Instead of one of those little badges of civic honor, so ubiquitous in U.S. elections these days, Anthony received a pair […]
Mother of 5 whose law school graduation photos went viral passes bar exam
From CBS News authored by Christopher Brito: “The single mother of five children whose law school graduation photos with her kids went viral is a big step closer to achieving her lifelong dream of becoming a lawyer. Ieshia Champs, 33, announced she passed the Bar exam in a Facebook post Monday.” Read the full story by FOLLOWING THIS LINK
O’Connor, Rehnquist And A Supreme Marriage Proposal
From NPR authored by Nina Totenberg: “Some personal secrets are so well-kept that even family and friends are oblivious. So it is with the story of the late Chief Justice William Rehnquist’s marriage proposal to a Stanford Law School classmate in the early 1950s. When 19-year-old Sandra Day entered Stanford Law School in 1949, her […]
