Madeline Manion

November 07, 2022 | New Jersey Law Journal

"NJWLA has ... issued a call to action by focusing its efforts on empowering women in law firms to fight for origination and matter management credit and exploring how in-house counsel and law firm leaders can assist to promote greater equity in the process."

By Madeline Manion

3 minute read

November 07, 2022 | New Jersey Law Journal

"By weighing schedules and the billable hour so heavily in advancement decisions, we are losing women at firms and failing to recognize that children will get older and schedules will change but talent will not just return. Second, the way some firms handle origination and compensation detrimentally affects women in both compensation and advancement to equity partner."

By Madeline Manion

3 minute read

November 07, 2022 | New Jersey Law Journal

"Creating effective strategies to eliminate barriers for women lawyers requires acknowledging the unique experiences of minority women. ... We must be intentional about creating access to the profession and building pathways to leadership for women and women of color so that our organizations, firms, benches, and boardrooms are both filled with and led by talented women who reflect the rich diversity of our state."

By Madeline Manion

3 minute read

November 07, 2022 | New Jersey Law Journal

"The profession needs to be flexible, abandon the traditional career 'ladder' mentality and hold senior individuals accountable for their individual efforts to mentor, retain and advance women. Numerous studies have shown that flexible working arrangements are key to enhancing the ability of women to advance to more senior roles within the profession."

By Madeline Manion

3 minute read

November 07, 2022 | New Jersey Law Journal

"Whether it be a new executive order, a notice to the bar or newly enacted legislation affecting how our clients did business, changes came on a daily basis."

By Madeline Manion

2 minute read

November 07, 2022 | New Jersey Law Journal

"I vowed I would no longer hide my authentic self. ... That's not an easy vow to keep if you like the work you are doing, have a colleague you love working with, or don't want to rock the boat. It means developing guts to move when culture does not match instead of trying to fit a square peg into a hole."

By Madeline Manion

4 minute read

November 07, 2022 | New Jersey Law Journal

"I believe every person at the table can bring value to the discussion. Some may need to be encouraged, some may need to be empowered, and human beings being what they are, some may need to be tamped down a little to be realistic. It is the wonderful variety of personalities and experiences people bring to the discussion which enriches the process and the result."

By Madeline Manion

3 minute read

November 07, 2022 | New Jersey Law Journal

"We must encourage and incentivize partners to provide "on your feet" opportunities, such as court hearings, depositions, pitches and speaking engagements, to junior attorneys as early as possible. In addition, it is critical to establish leadership and skills trainings and set up mentoring frameworks in which we teach how to build a network."

By Madeline Manion

3 minute read

November 07, 2022 | New Jersey Law Journal

"Many times, women work part-time or per diem in order to balance work and home life obligations. By embracing a hybrid work schedule, women could work more flexible hours and stay engaged in their firm instead of having to step back from practice."

By Madeline Manion

2 minute read

October 31, 2022 | New Jersey Law Journal

Congratulations to these associates, who joined their firms from Oct. 11, 2021, through Oct. 7, 2022. This class is positively huge: 318, by our count, which…

By Madeline Manion

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