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Report: Women Still Not Making Partner

Tuesday, February 24, 2009

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Report: Women Still Not Making Partner

According to a report released by the San Francisco-based Project for Attorney Retention, which surveyed 100 American law firms, only 23 of those firms had partnership classes consisting of at least 40% women in 2008. Fourteen of the 100 firms did not include any women. The survey included 100 law firms, which were chosen based on prior [...]

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Reduced Hours for Associates Instead of Layoffs?

Monday, January 12, 2009

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Reduced Hours for Associates Instead of Layoffs?

The Project for Attorney Retention (PAR), an initiative of the Center for WorkLife Law at University of California Hastings College of the Law in San Francisco, is suggesting to struggling law firms that they cut associate hours rather than laying off lawyers completely. “I think if firms aren’t thinking about such a program, they really should,” consultant Charles Santangelo told [...]

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