From Medium authored by Neal Godfrey: “The big news in the workplace over the past couple of decades has been the emergence of women as a significant force. We had the opportunity to show what we can do, and we’ve done it. We’ve made the workplace a different place, a better place. We are educated, […]
Category Archives: Lawyers
Women Lawyers are Being Driven to Drink
From Tonic authored by Britni De La Cretaz: “The morning before Lisa F. Smith, the author of Girl Walks Out of A Bar: A Memoir, checked herself into rehab, she says her breakfast consisted of a bottle of red wine and several lines of cocaine. It was her morning routine, and she needed the alcohol and […]
Exclusive: First Look At New Survey Of Solo And Small Firms
From Above the Law authored by Robert Ambrogi: “Acquiring and keeping clients is the most significant challenge facing solo and small law firms, and increasing numbers of those firms see do-it-yourself legal websites as their competitors for those clients. Despite acknowledging this challenge, however, nearly three quarters of firms are doing nothing to address it. […]
Striking A Sober Balance In Your Holiday Party
From Above The Law authored by Brian Cuban: “I know what you’re thinking. It’s early November. We just started daylight saving time. Thanksgiving is still weeks away. Why in the world is Brian talking about holiday parties? The answer is simple. As a law firm HR professional, managing partner, bar association executive director, or simply […]
Female lawmakers come forward with experiences of sexual harassment by peers in Congress
From The Christian Science Monitor authored by Erica Werner and Juilet Linderman: “For years, Rep. Mary Bono (R) of California endured the increasingly suggestive comments from a fellow lawmaker in the House. But when the congressman approached her on the House floor and told her he’d been thinking about her in the shower, she’d had […]
Get Comfortable With Being Uncomfortable
From Above the Law authored by Olga V. Mack and Katia Bloom: “In our previous article on the five stages of transformation: frustration, trial and error, the “Aha!” moment, discovery and synchronization, we went over the process we all go through in order to transform and grow. Struggling Through Frustration & Trial & Error While we […]
What Lawyers Can Learn from Apple When Setting Billing Rates
From Attorney at Work authored by Roy S. Ginsburg: “Last month, Apple unveiled its new iPhone X to much fanfare. Perhaps what created the most fanfare was its price. It starts at $999 — hundreds more than the older iPhone 7 and the brand-new iPhone 8. You don’t need a Ph.D. in Economics to understand […]
Can Lawyers and Judges Be Social Media Friends?
From Attorney At Work authored by Mark C. Palmer: “QUESTION: I’ve been practicing in my medium-size legal community for going on 20 years. During that time, I’ve watched technology advance my private practice by leaps and bounds, including client development via social media outlets. I embraced Facebook, Twitter and Instagram early on — and it’s paid off […]
Law Review Elects First Ever Majority Female Class
From The Harvard Crimson authored by Jamie D. Halper “The Harvard Law Review selected more female editors than male editors to join the prestigious journal’s ranks this summer, welcoming a majority-female class for the first time in the publication’s history. The editorial class, chosen after a rigorous competition tested the skills of prospective first-year law […]
Morning Coats and First Arguments: Female SCOTUS Lawyers on Breaking Barriers
From Law.com authored by Marcia Coyle: “For women who argue in the U.S. Supreme Court today, the clothes they wear are not much of a big deal. But when Deanne Maynard, co-chair of Morrison & Foerster’s Supreme Court and appellate practice, was a new lawyer in the U.S. solicitor general’s office, her appearance was an […]
