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The American Lawyer

To Keep Young Lawyers Healthy and Practicing, Humanize Big Law

Law firms can—and should—ensure their young lawyers don't feel overburdened and inadequate.
13 minute read

New York Law Journal

Child Care Must Be a Men's Issue for True Equality

Doris Ling-Cohan recalls a day when there was no babysitter and her 1-year-old daughter got to visit more courts in one day than most litigators. It might explain why at age 9 she would shout out, correctly: “Objection, hearsay!” when watching Law and Order, Ling-Cohan said.
2 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Milford Attorneys Find Their Passion Helping Ugandan Villagers Get Clean Running Water

Husband-and-wife attorneys Dan Marecki and Jane Holler have through their nonprofit helped build nine water systems in Uganda. They will celebrate their 10th project next month with a ribbon cutting in Fort Portal.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Women Lawyers Deploy Tactical Maneuvers to Handle Child Care

With women still carrying the bulk of child care responsibilities, lawyer-moms working long hours handle the kid-care challenge with creativity and precision.
9 minute read

The Recorder

Millennial Attorneys and Work-Life: Why 'Blend' May Be Better Than 'Balance'

While not every day will include an equal amount of work and life, the goal is that time and energy spent on work and life will even out over time.
6 minute read

Law.com

'Treat Yourself Like a Client' … and Other Stress-Free Fitness Tips for Lawyers

Tired of New Year's resolutions that fade away come February? Law.com's Fit Counselor columnist offers his strategies for balancing work and fitness.
2 minute read

The Recorder

Women Lawyers Deploy Tactical Maneuvers to Handle Child Care

Working moms face bias and stigma, dubbed the “motherhood penalty,” said Liz Morris, a professor and deputy director of the Center for WorkLife Law at the University of California, Hastings College of the Law.
7 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

We're Calling It: 2019 Is Year of Female Law Partner in Connecticut

If you have news of other female attorneys and partners or news in general about your firm that you'd like to share, send it to Michael Marciano.
9 minute read

Law.com

Women Lawyers Deploy Tactical Maneuvers to Handle Child Care

With women still carrying the bulk of child care responsibilities, lawyer-moms working long hours handle the kid-care challenge with creativity and precision.
7 minute read

New York Law Journal

The 'Do Not Disturb' Movement Is Spreading. Could NYC Be Next?

The New York City Council considered a proposal last March that would give private employees the right to ignore electronic work communications after hours and fine employers $250 every time they violated that right.
7 minute read

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