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By Tina Vasquez (Los Angeles) Twelve of the nation’s largest law firms are centrally located in the city of Los Angeles and according to numbers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, there are 556,790 lawyers in California – not including those who are self-employed. As a lawyer, making a name for yourself in this city […]
By Tina Vasquez (Los Angeles) DirectWomen, a three-year-old organization based in New York City, believes it has discovered an untapped resource capable of greatly benefiting the boards of U.S. companies: accomplished female attorneys. After all, for the first time in the country’s history more women are graduating from law school than men, and not only […]
By Liz O’Donnell (Boston) Four law firms made the Working Mother magazine Top 100 companies this year. Considering the legal profession’s reputation, this is encouraging news. Washington, D.C.-based Arnold & Porter is on the list for the tenth time, and the sixth consecutive year. Says Managing Partner, Richard M. Alexander, “Working mothers are a vital […]
By Jessica Titlebaum (Chicago) “Roll up your sleeves!” This is the advice Karen Lockwood, of the Lockwood Group, told the audience at Northwestern University at Ms. JD’s 3rd Annual Women in Law Conference on Friday, November 20th. “Exposing your wrist bone,” she explained, “exudes confidence and makes you look taller.“ The advice was symbolic as […]
By Pamela Weinsaft (New York City) The National Association of Women Lawyers (NAWL) recently released their Report of The Fourth Annual National Survey On Retention and Promotion of Women in Law Firms. The survey program, which began in 2006, is, according to the report, “the only national study that annually tracks the professional progress of […]
by Pamela Weinsaft (New York City) As we’ve previously reported, women in law firms have traditionally lacked the advancement opportunities their male counterparts enjoy due to inadequate access to plum assignments, a dearth of sponsors and mentors, and competing demands of work and family life. In recent years, progressive firms have taken an aggressive stance, […]
by Liz O’Donnell (Boston) Fifty-one percent of the U.S. population is female and women have been graduating from law school at the same rate as men for at least 25 years. But when you look at the number of women partners in law firms, the 50/50 split no longer holds. Certainly the number of female […]
by Pamela Weinsaft (New York City) Carol, an employment law attorney, stopped working for about 7 years after her third child was born, instead leading a life filled with childrearing and community involvement. When her youngest child started going to school, Carol decided to explore ways to use her law degree but realized that it […]
Registration: NYC Bar Member Price : $15.00 Register Non City Bar Member Price : $25.00 RegisterThis is the second breakfast of a four-part series on Women in Intellectual Property. This program will feature leading law-firm and in-house patent law practitioners who will discuss their experiences as attorneys involved in patent litigation, prosecution and counseling, with […]
For information about our innovative and unique program to facilitate attorneys’ return to the legal marketplace, please come to our upcoming Open House. New Directions graduates will be attending to describe their experiences. You provide the questions – we provide food, beverages and answers! Session 2, 2009: July 13, 2009 – December 18, 2009 – […]