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National Law Journal

With the Three R's, Here's How Williams & Connolly's Deneen Howell Powers Through Her Day

A husband, two young children, a high-powered D.C. practice and two goldfish make for very full weekdays.
7 minute read

The American Lawyer

Robbie Kaplan: #TimesUp on Gender Inequality in the Legal Profession

Roberta Kaplan, who recently left Big Law to start her own litigation boutique, takes aim at the findings highlighted in a recent article by The American Lawyer on male clients disfavoring working with female lawyers.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Drinker Biddle Resists Big Law Gender Gap With 50/50 Leadership

For the first time, at least half of the members of the firm's senior management committees are women.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Ruth Bader Ginsburg Takes Optimistic View of Gender Equity in the Legal Profession in NYU School of Law Appearance

The director of NYU School of Law's Center for Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging asked Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg why in 2017 only 19 percent of equity partners at major law firms were women. And at this pace, Kenji Yoshino said, women will not achieve gender parity for at least another 100 years. But in an appearance at the law school Monday, Ginsburg had a much more sanguine view.
6 minute read

New York Law Journal

New Executive Director, Co-Chair Named to LGBTQ Commission

Matthew Skinner has taken over as executive director of The Richard C. Failla LGBTQ Commission of the New York State Courts and Joanne Winslow, an appellate judge in the Fourth Department, has become the commission's new co-chair.
2 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Fish & Richardson's DJ Healey on Practicing Law as a Transgender Trailblazer

Eight months into living as her true self, Fish & Richardson partner DJ Healey has felt welcomed by her firm, clients and even a few litigation opponents.
7 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

A Chair Too Far? No. We Need to Support Diverse Talent in Phila.

In an editorial that appeared on Aug. 8, 2017, in the New York Times, Shira A. Scheindlin, a retired Federal District Court judge for the Southern District of New York, wrote a compelling argument outlining the lack of women as first chair in major litigation.
5 minute read

Daily Business Review

Why Are Female Attorneys' Voices Going Unheard in the Courtroom?

Many studies and task forces throughout the years have focused on the participation of female attorneys in the courtroom. A recent New York Times Op-Ed by retired New York Federal District judge, Shira Sheindin, once again highlights the disparity in female attorneys playing a prominent role in the courtroom.
5 minute read

The American Lawyer

The 2018 Laterals Report

The American Lawyer's annual Laterals Report takes a deep dive into lateral hiring strategies, risk mitigation techniques, the hottest lateral hires of 2017, retaining women laterals and much more.
5 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Constructing a Workplace Environment That Rejects Sexual Harassment

The political and cultural climate surrounding workplace sexual harassment is evolving faster than many companies can address or adapt to on their own. Internal and external stakeholders (management, employees, customers, clients and business partners) have new and heightened expectations about what companies should be doing to prevent and respond to harassment—whether reported or not.
9 minute read

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