The Legal Intelligencer | Conversation
By The Legal Intelligencer | October 19, 2018
The editorial staff of The Legal has always been aware that the hiring and retention of female attorneys is an ongoing issue in the legal community. In an effort to discuss some of the specific problems facing female attorneys and present potential solutions to those problems, we invited 10 practitioners to talk about how to bolster the role of women in the law.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Elizabeth A. Stefanski | October 19, 2018
As a litigator who participates in the hiring process, spends time mentoring new hires, and has built a successful career in a male-dominated industry, I've found that there are five key factors that help new hires, especially women, succeed at a firm.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Dove A.E. Burns | October 18, 2018
As we approach the one-year anniversary of #MeToo, the falling dominoes dominate boardrooms, management meetings and litigation lore. The global grasp of the #MeToo movement cannot be understated.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Jennifer G. Betts | October 18, 2018
To grow as a lawyer, most of us need to learn—at some point—how to “make it rain.” Rainmaking, as I define it, simply means building and bringing in work. The kind of work that is being built, and the sources of that work, mean different things to different kinds of lawyers.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Joann Needleman | October 17, 2018
For women lawyers this inability to recognize that you are successful both in your own estimation and within the workplace is especially magnified and can lead to dissatisfaction, and in some instances can be the reason behind departure from the profession.
By Courtney Devon Taylor | October 17, 2018
Practicing law starts with getting and maintaining clients. Pitching business is an often underappreciated aspect of being successful as a lawyer. Thorough preparation is just as important for business development purposes as the research and planning needed for a trial. On the other hand, a lot of business is generated through relationships.
The American Lawyer | Commentary
By Vivia Chen | October 16, 2018
Men are outgunning women at the negotiation game. And that negative repercussion carries over to what women earn, contributing to that gender gap in pay.
By Meghan Tribe | October 10, 2018
With Burford Capital "sitting atop a pile of money," the company thinks it's found a new way to help close the legal industry's gender gap.
By Phillip Bantz | October 9, 2018
Sarah Baker worked as a corporate restructuring attorney at Skadden and has been recognized by the National LGBT Bar Association as one of its "40 Under 40."
By Meghan Tribe | October 5, 2018
Facing frustration—and sometimes litigation—over their approach to motherhood and parental leave, law firms are wrestling with how far to go to support new parents.
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