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Free With Registration: Photo Essay: State Bar Annual Meeting
Friday, January 30, 2009
Amidst the dozens of programs and speeches, a number of lawyers were honored for a variety of achievements during the past year.
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Judge Kaye Addresses State Bar
Friday, January 30, 2009
In her remarks to the New York State Bar Association's Committee on Attorneys in Public Service during the bar group's annual meeting, former Chief Judge Judith S. Kaye said: A lot is written about the common law process, but the books and the commentators do not begin to capture the real-life experience, the anguish and the joy of actually working collegially to develop the law so as to retain stability, recognize growth and render justice for the parties. It is an experience without equal, on a court without equal.
Gender Gap
Hedging Your Bets In Uncertain Times
Friday, January 30, 2009
Melissa McClenaghan Martin, president of Career Women's Initiative, writes that over the past few years, legal employers were in a war to attract and retain talent. Alternative work arrangements such as part-time and flexible schedules were offered to new lateral recruits. Many partners were hired because of their technical expertise, although they lacked significant books of business. It was a market of hope and possibility. But the market has changed. What options are there for attorneys who need or want to find new jobs?
