From My Shingle.com: “February brings more Mom-Owned Law Firm Profiles — where we celebrate mom lawyers who have chosen to own, not loan their talent. Today, we feature Alisa D. Wilkes one of the owners of Wilkes & Mee in Jacksonville, Florida. Wilkes is an example of the proverb that it’s never too late: Wilkes didn’t even […]
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Why Women (Really) Leave Law Firms
From LinkedIn authored by Kathi Vidal: “Late last night I was energized and inspired to write this article: “It’s Not What You Think: Why Collaborative, Inclusive Environments Give You Energy”. Now it is 4:28 am and I woke with an idea. I woke thinking I should thank my own firm’s leadership for creating such an inclusive environment. And […]
Only 23% of law school grads say their education was worth the cost
From CNBC authored by Abagail Hess: “Going to law school and becoming a lawyer used to be seen as a golden ticket to career and financial success but today, few lawyers believe this to actually be the case. In a Gallup poll of over 4,000 American adults who earned a postgraduate degree between 2000 and 2015, just […]
‘Vote for Woman’: How Africa Got Its First Female President
From The Atlantic authored by Anna Diamond: “In the fall of 2005, for the first time after a brutal, 14-year civil war that had ended two years before, Liberia held national elections. The November 8 runoff offered voters two choices: George Weah, a famous footballer with little education or government experience, and Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, a […]
This Is Why Your Wife Is Stressed Out (Spoiler Alert: It Might Be You)
From Huffington Post authored by Brittany Wong: “Five months ago, mom and writer Cameron Reeves Poynter shared a heartfelt essay on Facebook about the invisible work she does for her family. “I am the keeper. I am the keeper of schedules. Of practices, games, and lessons. Of projects, parties, and dinners. Of appointments and homework assignments,” she wrote, before […]
The Psychological Link Between Trauma And Work Addiction
From Thrive Global authored by Drake Baer: “Addiction is usually thought of in terms of substances: alcohol, cocaine, opioids. But according to Dr. Gabor Maté, author of In The Realm of Hungry Ghosts: Close Encounters with Addiction, it can take less obvious—and more socially condoned—forms, like work, wealth and status. To Maté, addiction has its roots in […]
Women Lawyers Join #MeToo Movement with Hashtag of Their Own
From The American Lawyer authored by Angela Morris: “The legal profession’s own #MeToo movement is playing out on Twitter. Under the hashtag #LadyLawyerDiaries, the discussion over the last year has evolved to tackle serious and pervasive issues surrounding women in the law. It’s become a movement that enables female attorneys to speak out collectively about gender bias and sexual harassment […]
The judiciary must deal with #MeToo—and with what I know
From ABA Journal authored by Nicole VanderDoes: “Time magazine recently named “The Silence Breakers” as its 2017 Person of the Year in recognition of the #MeToo movement and the people who have spoken out about sexual assault. Some of the Silence Breakers led to national storylines chronicling the downfall of powerful men who used their […]
The Lawyer, the Addict
From The New York Times authored by Eilene Zimmerman: “In July 2015, something was very wrong with my ex-husband, Peter. His behavior over the preceding 18 months had been erratic and odd. He could be angry and threatening one minute, remorseful and generous the next. His voice mail messages and texts had become meandering soliloquies […]
Why Female Lawyers Are Still Shamed for Caring About Clothes
From Racked authored by Ariel Colangelo: “Six months into my corporate law job at a boutique firm in Manhattan, I was working late one night when a partner came into my office and shut the door behind her. “I want to talk to you about your appearance,” she said. I was horrified. I care a […]
