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As employers look for alternatives to layoffs during these tough economic times, there are numerous options to cut costs. Those options include work furloughs, reduced work-weeks or reduced salaries, and flexible work arrangements. Yet, employers must take care to structure those measures to avoid legal pitfalls. Leila Narvid of Payne & Fears LLP in San […]
by Anna T. Collins, Esq. (Portland, Maine) When President Obama signed the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act on January 29, 2009, critics declared the new law a pain for employers and a boon for trial lawyers. Now that it is easier for plaintiffs to file wage claims when they earn less than their counterparts, the […]
by Shannon Johnson (Orlando, Florida) Saudi Arabia is a country with a reputation for its less-than-progressive attitudes and laws regarding women. Women aren’t allowed to drive. Women are required to have permission from a male guardian to work, travel, study, marry, or even have access to basic health care. And women aren’t allowed to own […]
By Heather Chapman (New York City) Although nearly half of all law school graduates in the United States are women, women only make up 15% of the partners at law firms nationwide. To rectify this imbalance, bar associations and professional groups across the country have, in recent years, been implementing initiatives to challenge law firms […]
by Elizabeth Harrin (London) It’s not easy balancing work and a home life. Throw in clients who need you to be available at all hours, managers who don’t believe in vacations and court dates that change at the drop of a hat and you have to wonder why anyone chooses the legal profession at all.
by Pamela Weinsaft (New York City) When we think of the life of a lawyer in a big firm, we often think of the time commitment it takes to get to be partner. In the past, women attempting to balance life and work have been unceremoniously pushed off the equity partnership track. The times are […]
by Erin Abrams (New York City) The American Bar Association Commission on Women in the Profession is hosting its annual meeting this upcoming week, which should be packed full of action items about women in the law. For those attorneys who are interested in a historic view of women’s struggle for equality in the legal […]
Ilise*, a female attorney at a big New York law firm, is the envy of most of her female peers, at least those with children. Unlike most of the other lawyers at her firm, who have to juggle unpredictable hours with inflexible and costly childcare arrangements, Ilise has a built in child care system that […]
Contributed by Irene Pokh “I am an associate at a top law firm and I am keen to change jobs soon, what is the best way to do this and should i start looking now, or wait until after the summer? The best way to begin a job search is to assess your current situation […]
Featuring speakers from many of the world’s leading independent firms across fifteen jurisdictions, this one-day conference is aimed at the sector’s most senior lawyers, providing them with an opportunity to share ideas, debate the major issues and network.